These mental health helplines don’t contact police

These mental health helplines don’t contact police

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline says it responded to more than 6.4 million calls, texts, and chats from people experiencing mental health crises in 2024. While calling 988 can be lifesaving, a 2023 Pew Charitable Trusts survey found that 41 percent of U.S. adults worried that doing so would result in police being sent to their home. For communities that face higher rates of police violence, that worry is heightened, which has inspired some men…