@Acyn This is literally my mother in law’s neighbor in deep red Hood County, which is crazy hearing that they will vote for Talarico after having Trump flags flying religiously for the last decade.
And they could help so many more if they weren’t severely understaffed! If you are looking for a job and want to save lives and make a difference, your local mental health authority may be hiring for 988 specialists. No degree required!
Over 4,000 young Americans are alive today who might not be — because of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline we built together.
The grief of losing a child is something that no parent should ever have to know.
We launched 988 in 2022. We invested in it. We fought for it. And now the data is in: an 11% drop in youth suicide. Thousands of kids who picked up the phone instead of giving up.
In my view, that’s what government is supposed to do.