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We need a 4th emergency service for people in crisis to just evac them from bad situations, almost like the witness protection. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 1 year ago by FizzlePopBerryTwist to c/showerthoughts
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I don't want to get too political in shower thoughts, but this would solve a lot of the hot button issues if more people just had safer and supportive environments to escape to and volunteers / paid professionals to help them on the other end.

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[–] FizzlePopBerryTwist 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is there a 3 digit number you can call?

[–] jeffw 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

988 anywhere in the USA

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

988 is a phenomenal, life-saving service, but unfortunately they don't help you get in touch with services to get out of dangerous situations.

There is the National Domestic Violence hotline, but they're A) run by a private organization, and B) literally hang up on you unless you're experienceing "intimate partner violence"-- because apparently all other forms of domestic violence don't count!!!

[–] jeffw 2 points 1 year ago

Sure, I’m not talking about OP’s post, but about the crisis services. 988 can get you in touch with local services, but mostly therapy.

That’s interesting about the domestic violence hotline.

[–] FizzlePopBerryTwist 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am no longer one of the 86% of Americans who never heard of this

[–] jeffw 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty new. Only existed for like a year now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Biggest problem is that you'd need the services everywhere for a 3-digit number to make sense.

Now if there was a 3-digit number that'd connect you to all the misc government services in your area, that'd be another thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In some cities 211 goes pretty far, but I don't know how responsive they are.