Every show with a suicide now has a disclaimer with a suicide hotline at the beginning. Is there any evidence that these warnings make a positive difference?
Every show with a suicide now has a disclaimer with a suicide hotline at the beginning. Is there any evidence that these warnings make a positive difference?
I would like to think that these hotlines are helpful.
I have experience with somebody calling a sexual abuse hotline and being told to " Work less and go outside tomorrow".
This was a crisis situation and the advice was woefully inadequate and unhelpful.
Overall, I’m sure access to a hotline that is monitored with people who are experts at dealing with these situations is a good thing. I doubt they’re funded very well though.