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The flyer below highlights some additional information gathered from their report. Question: Do you have any good podcast or book recommendations for other social workers, or people who are interested in learning more about social causes? If so, send them our way by responding directly to this email! NewsThe risks of calling 988The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was launched last month. Amidst celebration of its launch, some advocates and people with lived experiences with the mental health system took to social media to voice concerns. One Instagram post stated that “988 is not friendly. Don’t call it, don’t post it, don’t share it, without knowing the risks”. The post received a quarter of a million likes and went on to list said risks including police involvement and involuntary treatment into emergency rooms or psychiatric hospitals. NPR reached out to the creators of some of these posts, including the one above, which was authored by Liz Winston. During their conversation, Liz shared her personal experience with our mental health system. She elaborated that during the summer of 2021, she had visited a hospital in New York after having suicidal thoughts, and ended up being involuntarily detained in the psychiatric wing of the emergency room. All she had wanted was to speak with a psychiatrist and a counselor. There are risks associated with calling 988. For example, according to the hotline’s policy, emergency services can and should be called “when the caller cannot or will not collaborate on a safety plan and the counselor feels the caller will harm themselves imminently”. This may lead to involuntary hospitalization. This is concerning given that research has found that suicide rates “increase drastically in the months after people are discharged from psychiatric hospitals” and that those who were involuntarily sent were more likely to attempt suicide. Furthermore, there are financial risks, such as large bills for treatment which were unplanned and unwanted. Other social work-related news
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