The 988 hotline is for anybody experiencing distress, anywhere in the United States.
You can call for yourself, for someone in your family or a friend. It’s available 24/7, and it’s free and confidential.
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As someone who volunteered on a crisis hotline, I think it's very important to know that when you call many of these services (including 988) that you consent to them calling 911 if they believe you are in danger of harming yourself or someone else.
If you are in the kind of situation where you need help, you should seek it, but I think that services like this also need to be more open and up front about the fact that your anonymous call isn't anonymous, and could result in a visit by the police.
As someone who always felt a lot of guilt when someone was telling me they were in a crisis, and I knew that if they didn't convince me and my supervisor that they weren't in danger, it felt a bit like a threat, and while I want to see everyone happy and healthy, help needs to also be consensual.
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