Calls to suicide hotline show large increase
6 August 2009
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Calls to HeartLine’s suicide prevention hot line are up significantly this year, and many callers report financial woes and economic uncertainty.
The number of calls to (800) 273-TALK increased 27 percent for the first half of 2009, from 1,899 calls to 2,413, said Tom Taylor, development and outreach director for HeartLine. The economic downturn is a factor, but more calls is not necessarily bad news.
“It’s actually a good thing that more people are reaching out,” he said.
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I’m not sure that this is merely a case of “more people reaching out”, and it definitely isn’t a good thing.
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