Posted on 12/01/2022 12:37:34 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s new 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, has been out of service for several hours Thursday.
Those trying to reach the line for help with suicide, depression or other mental health crises are greeted with a message that says the line is “experiencing a service outage.”
People can still reach a mental health counselor through the lifeline by texting “988” or opening a chat at 988lifeline.org.
The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversaw the launch of the three-digit lifeline earlier this year, is in communication with the contractor that supports the line, HHS spokeswoman Sarah Lovenheim said in a tweet Thursday.
“We’ve taken immediate action to ensure alternative 988 channels are available to the public,” Lovenheim tweeted. The outage had been ongoing for several hours Thursday, she said.
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With all the idiot educrats , Democrats, Biden supporters and other mental defects, it’s no wonder the mental health hotline is understaffed.
Phones are down all over.
Good. All shrinks do is make people worse off.
That’s crazy!
It’s a conspiracy, man!
I was feeling down one time.This call outsourcing has to go.
Told them I was considering suicide. The person on the line got all excited and asked me if I could drive a truck.
Bet that had some folks going nuts...
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