Hearken to this episode of The Occasions: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Bear in mind this quantity: 988. The brand new three-digit hotline is now the 911 equal for psychological well being emergencies. Suicide is the second-leading reason for demise for younger individuals within the U.S., based on the Nationwide Institute of Psychological Well …
Hearken to this episode of The Occasions:
Bear in mind this quantity: 988. The brand new three-digit hotline is now the 911 equal for psychological well being emergencies. Suicide is the second-leading reason for demise for younger individuals within the U.S., based on the Nationwide Institute of Psychological Well being. And consultants say the pandemic, racial violence and political unrest are behind an uptick in suicides throughout the nation. That’s why final weekend’s launch of the nationwide psychological well being disaster hotline couldn’t come quickly sufficient.
As we speak, as a part of “For Your Thoughts,” Los Angeles Occasions’ new initiative exploring psychological well being from a number of angles, we discuss concerning the hopes and challenges forward for the 988 hotline. Will it assist basically change how the U.S. treats and considers psychological well being, or will it fail like so many efforts earlier than it? Learn the total transcript right here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Visitors: Jaclyn Cosgrove, assistant editor on the Los Angeles Occasions and supervisor of “For Your Thoughts”
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New 988 hotline is the 911 for psychological well being emergencies
Editorial: For disaster response, press 988 — and move a invoice to maintain it funded
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