Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Save the Hopeline
Here is the deal. 1-800-SUICIDE, the national hotline that has been a lifeline for countless people for the past eight years, is facing a crisis of its own.
The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), a division of Health & Human Services, has decided to create their own government run system where they would have direct access to confidential data on individuals in crisis. The federal government has since cut off all funding to 1-800-SUICIDE and left $266,000 in bills to be paid from already allocated funding.
Donate, talk to friends, representatives, do what it takes to save this vital source of help for the most desperate members of society.
tags: 1-800-SUICIDE
11:03 AM
Here is the deal. 1-800-SUICIDE, the national hotline that has been a lifeline for countless people for the past eight years, is facing a crisis of its own.
The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), a division of Health & Human Services, has decided to create their own government run system where they would have direct access to confidential data on individuals in crisis. The federal government has since cut off all funding to 1-800-SUICIDE and left $266,000 in bills to be paid from already allocated funding.
Donate, talk to friends, representatives, do what it takes to save this vital source of help for the most desperate members of society.
tags: 1-800-SUICIDE
11:03 AM
