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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255

by nondeveloper 6y ago

OJFord 6y ago
Which nation?
- deleted 6y ago
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- smitty1e 6y ago
  +1 = U.S. Other country codes (saying nothing of services available) https://countrycode.org/ https://countrycode.org/
  - OJFord 6y ago
    Commentor I replied to did not write +1. 0800 is also a likely prefix for such a helpline in the UK, for example, probably many countries. (But really it was just a facetious comment to highlight that 'national' is pretty useless on an international website, without context to help anyway.)
rancar2 6y ago
There are a number of specialized lines too depending on what an individual identified most with in their circumstance. +1 (800) 273-8255 or text HELLO to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline +1 (800) 799-7233 National Domestic Violence Hotline +1 (888) 373-7888 National Human Trafficking Hotline +1 (800)-422-4453 National Child Abuse Hotline +1 (800)-656-4673 Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) +1 (800)-985-5990 Disaster Distress Hotline +1 (866) 488-7386 TREVOR Crisis Hotline +1 (800) 996-6228 Family Violence Helpline +1 (800) 784-2433 National Hopeline Network +1 (800) 366-8288 Self-Harm Hotline +1 (800) 222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers +1 (800) 622-2255 Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line +1 (800) 233-4357 National Crisis Line, Anorexia, and Bulimia +1 (888) 843-4564 LGBT Hotline +1 (800) 221-7044 AIDS Crisis Line +1 (877) 565-8860 The Trans Lifeline +1 (800) 273-8255 Veterans Crisis Line These phone numbers were pulled from the following resource which is US-centric but you can call from anywhere if you need the help: https://www.caredash.com/articles/which-online-therapy-service-is-right-for-you https://www.caredash.com/articles/which-online-therapy-servi...
spzb 6y ago
UK (and EU, I believe) 116123
spcebar 6y ago
I don't know if it's still the case or if it was a fluke experience, but they left me on hold for 30 minutes when I called in 2015.
s5300 6y ago
Keep in mind that calling this phone number literally just has police/ambulance sent to your location to 5150 you and put you in an involuntary 3 day psych hold. You're just better off just voluntarily commiting yourself to a psych center than calling this number. Unfortunately reality, honestly.
- jlokier 6y ago
  Do they also send you a medical bill for your involuntary hold afterwards too? (I seem to recall a comment about this some time ago, but maybe I imagined it.) Edit: Searched to find it. Didn't find it, but found this story which seems similar (7 days, $16k, personal bankruptcy): https://www.vox.com/2016/2/11/10952078/mental-health-bankruptcy https://www.vox.com/2016/2/11/10952078/mental-health-bankrup...
  - s5300 6y ago
    Yes, it can be upwards of tens of thousands for the initial 5150 - the ambulance ride (in which you'll likely have two of - one to a hospital, one to a ward) can be $1500 alone. And, because we're in the U.S., if you do have slightly decent insurance, a fair amount of centers people will be sent to will literally work to keep you in there as long as your insurance keeps paying. It's an absolutely special sort of fucked up that doesn't have a fraction of the light shed upon it that it should. I've been friends with more than one person that have worked in psych wards for more than a year and the blatant fraud they tell me of is just insane.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255

OJFord 6y ago

Which nation?

deleted 6y ago
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smitty1e 6y ago
+1 = U.S. Other country codes (saying nothing of services available) https://countrycode.org/ https://countrycode.org/
- OJFord 6y ago
  Commentor I replied to did not write +1. 0800 is also a likely prefix for such a helpline in the UK, for example, probably many countries. (But really it was just a facetious comment to highlight that 'national' is pretty useless on an international website, without context to help anyway.)

rancar2 6y ago

There are a number of specialized lines too depending on what an individual identified most with in their circumstance. +1 (800) 273-8255 or text HELLO to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline +1 (800) 799-7233 National Domestic Violence Hotline +1 (888) 373-7888 National Human Trafficking Hotline +1 (800)-422-4453 National Child Abuse Hotline +1 (800)-656-4673 Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) +1 (800)-985-5990 Disaster Distress Hotline +1 (866) 488-7386 TREVOR Crisis Hotline +1 (800) 996-6228 Family Violence Helpline +1 (800) 784-2433 National Hopeline Network +1 (800) 366-8288 Self-Harm Hotline +1 (800) 222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers +1 (800) 622-2255 Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line +1 (800) 233-4357 National Crisis Line, Anorexia, and Bulimia +1 (888) 843-4564 LGBT Hotline +1 (800) 221-7044 AIDS Crisis Line +1 (877) 565-8860 The Trans Lifeline +1 (800) 273-8255 Veterans Crisis Line These phone numbers were pulled from the following resource which is US-centric but you can call from anywhere if you need the help: https://www.caredash.com/articles/which-online-therapy-service-is-right-for-you https://www.caredash.com/articles/which-online-therapy-servi...

spzb 6y ago

UK (and EU, I believe) 116123

spcebar 6y ago

I don't know if it's still the case or if it was a fluke experience, but they left me on hold for 30 minutes when I called in 2015.

s5300 6y ago

Keep in mind that calling this phone number literally just has police/ambulance sent to your location to 5150 you and put you in an involuntary 3 day psych hold. You're just better off just voluntarily commiting yourself to a psych center than calling this number. Unfortunately reality, honestly.

jlokier 6y ago
Do they also send you a medical bill for your involuntary hold afterwards too? (I seem to recall a comment about this some time ago, but maybe I imagined it.) Edit: Searched to find it. Didn't find it, but found this story which seems similar (7 days, $16k, personal bankruptcy): https://www.vox.com/2016/2/11/10952078/mental-health-bankruptcy https://www.vox.com/2016/2/11/10952078/mental-health-bankrup...
- s5300 6y ago
  Yes, it can be upwards of tens of thousands for the initial 5150 - the ambulance ride (in which you'll likely have two of - one to a hospital, one to a ward) can be $1500 alone. And, because we're in the U.S., if you do have slightly decent insurance, a fair amount of centers people will be sent to will literally work to keep you in there as long as your insurance keeps paying. It's an absolutely special sort of fucked up that doesn't have a fraction of the light shed upon it that it should. I've been friends with more than one person that have worked in psych wards for more than a year and the blatant fraud they tell me of is just insane.