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Quick Tip Tuesday - Suicide Prevention Chat - Save a Life
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Hello Up in Flames' listeners and thanks for sticking around for another Quick Tip Tuesday, I'm your host Abby Bolt. So when I want to talk to you guys about today is the suicide prevention lifeline. Now, I don't know if you've ever heard of it before, but there is any hundred number that you can call, but there is now also a chat and text option, which is something that not a lot of people know about. And people are always asking questions about it. You know, these 800 numbers and stuff in general. So I thought that I would just go through a few of them. And I just flat out pulled up the suicide prevention, lifeline Q and A's and there's an actual set of Q and A's for the chat. Because who isn't terrified to text someone and say, help me, I'm depressed or I'm suicidal or I'm thinking about hurting myself. And it's terrifying. What's really scary is calling someone on any any hundred number and actually talking to them in person. And nowadays, you know, maybe people aren't so nervous with, with texting. They're more than willing to maybe send a few words out to ask for help. So the a suicide prevention lifeline has now created an option for that. So the lifeline chat, who should use a suicide chat program? Anyone who is depressed going through a hard time, needs to talk or is thinking about suicide, can use the chat. The chat counselors are here to listen and support you through whatever difficult times you may be facing. What should I expect during a lifeline chat session? So on here they say that their goal is to help you reduce stress, feel empowered and make healthy decisions. You'll be asked questions regarding your safety, feelings, social situation and if you have any thoughts of suicide. So they will ask you, you guys, they will ask you, have you thought about hurting yourself? And it's a hard question for people to answer. It's, it's really scary. But they will ask you those straight up questions. If a chat counselor feels that you are in danger, they will speak with you about assessing emergency services. And or gather additional contact information to ensure your safety. The chat counselor will work with you to create a safety plan if necessary. They're not just going to leave you hanging if you're there asking them for help. They have resources, they have people they can talk to, they are trained and they're there to help you. When is lifeline chat available? The lifeline chat service is available 24 seven if all the chat counselors are busy assisting other visitors, you will be asked to try the chat again and a half hour. So instead of just throwing you at anyone, they make sure that they have legit volunteers or counselors or clinicians there to help you. And if there's nobody there to help you, they're not just going to send you out to somebody random. They're going to have you check back in. So yeah, there could be a time where somebody is desperate for help and they need a help right at that moment. But a lot of times the fact that someone was just willing to reach out for a second, that is a big enough difference to, to change things. Um, our all lifeline chat, communication, secure and confidential, the confidentiality, this is the one that everybody gets nervous about. Of course the confidentiality and security of chats are insured through the lifeline chat software provider, which uses the same encryption and data protection standards required by major financial institutions. So basically they're saying like, no one's going to be breaking in and seeing your information. All of your communications are securely encrypted from your computer to ours. How do I submit a complaint, compliment or other feedback about my experience with lifeline chat? And then it gives the information on how to do that. So then they talk about also on here, like how can you help? How can you donate? How can you, how can you be clinician? How can you be a volunteer? So if you guys are interested in helping and like being the person on the other side of these chat options or 800 number options, you can check out suicide prevention lifeline, and it's suicidepreventionlifeline.org and you can be there to help people. You can be there to help veterans, firefighters, everybody, everyday people. It's not just veterans and firefighters, it's not just PTSD. There's a lot of people that need someone out there and they're afraid to call. They're afraid to ask their friends or their family, but they're not afraid to send a text message. So if you like, even if you know of somebody in your Facebook life. Or in your email life or whatever, and you're afraid to talk to them directly, post something like this, you know, an option for them to get help. They'll see it. And you never know. It might be just what they needed. They might've just needed a text message, send it out just to know that somebody on the other side. And with that, you guys have a great day.
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