SuicideCrisisCenter |
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When No Hope Is In
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What
To Expect If You've Never
Called A
Suicide Hotline |
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Who
Are The People
Answering The Phone ? |
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- Imperfect humans who really want to help you
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- Many of them are volunteers
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- They may have different experiences with depression
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- some may have depressive family members
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- some may have had a previous family suicide
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- some may have no personal experience
but just want to help
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- Education and training levels will differ
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- some may be training to become a
doctor or other professional in the field
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- many or most will have had special training or certification
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- And perhaps to direct you to treatment in your local area
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- Don't expect too much and try to be
open
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- They may not always say the exact right thing
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- Just let them try to help get
you through the moment so that you can live another
day - so
that your cure will be able to save you
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- Just throw out a line and let them reel you in
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What if the
Hotline Phone Number
for my local area
is no good ?? |
- Call 1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433
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Call numbers in your state, even
if they are outside your city or county.
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Some of the 800, 888 or 877 numbers
are toll-free in the entire state.
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Visit the USA National page of this site for toll
free National hotlines.
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- Check the FRONT pages of the phone book
for:
- suicide prevention
- crisis intervention
- hotlines - crisis or suicide
- community crisis center
- county mental health center
- hospital mental health clinic
- Or, call 911 and ask for help. Tell them
you are in suicidal danger
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