TomServo30000 t1_j277e8o wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:32 AM

Reply to comment by Taier in TIL that calls directed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline rose by 27% after the release of 1-800-273-8255 by American rapper Logic. by Sun_Aria

Is the United States the only country with a call/text option?? I'm very happy to see a majority of the world have hotlines to call into, but is that because there is more of a prevalence of TTY outside the US or some other reason?

Kondrias t1_j2793l0 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:45 AM

I think it was a recent change in the US when they recently changed the suicide prevention hotline to 988. But I could be wrong so it may just be other countries not up to speed on it.

NetDork t1_j27hfbm wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:53 AM

Very recent change, like last year or early this year IIRC

SirHaxe t1_j27osmp wrote on December 30, 2022 at 6:04 AM

Germany got that too, but I think it's a separate number