Comment on We need a 4th emergency service for people in crisis to just evac them from bad situations, almost like the witness protection.

fubo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Therevev@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve used one of these before. The main problem is that you’re often put on a hold for at least 72 hours.

  And while this does help get you out of that immediate crisis, missing 3 days of work and pay can actually put you in a worse position when you get out.

  And mental institution stays aren’t always super helpful for long-term mental health. Many of them are as bad, if not worse than being in jail.

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• lechatron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Same with my city. During the defund the police talk they made national news as an alternative to armed police response to mental health crisises.

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• jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Pretty much everyone in the USA is served by mobile crisis teams. 988 will connect you to one

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• FizzlePopBerryTwist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is there a 3 digit number you can call?

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  • jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    988 anywhere in the USA

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    • DreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      988 is a phenomenal, life-saving service, but unfortunately they don't help you get in touch with services to get out of dangerous situations.

      There is the National Domestic Violence hotline, but they're A) run by a private organization, and B) literally hang up on you unless you're experienceing "intimate partner violence", because apparently all other forms of domestic violence don't count! (Ask me how I know that, lmaooooo)

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      • jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sure, I’m not talking about OP’s post, but about the crisis services. 988 can get you in touch with local services, but mostly therapy.

        That’s interesting about the domestic violence hotline.

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    • FizzlePopBerryTwist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I am no longer one of the 86% of Americans who never heard of this

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      • jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Pretty new. Only existed for like a year now

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  • Fylkir@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Biggest problem is that you’d need the services everywhere for a 3-digit number to make sense.

    Now if there was a 3-digit number that’d connect you to all the misc government services in your area, that’d be another thing.

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    • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      In some cities 211 goes pretty far, but I don’t know how responsive they are.

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