Can the New 9-8-8 Crisis Lifeline Help Save Lives? | 31
Call Me Curious
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4.4 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
There’s a new number in town! One that’s so needed, and so ready to be there for us when we need it most. It’s 9-8-8. The brand new nationwide hotline number for those in emergency mental health crisis. Just three simple numbers are the lifeline you won’t forget – and that won’t forget you. On this episode of Call Me Curious, Nikki and Malone talk to Chief Officer of the new 988 Lifeline, Dr. John Draper, and mental health activist Dior Vargas about the hardships of mental health crisis, the power of crisis support, and the creation of a brand new way to make a healthy connection day or night. Let’s get the 4-1-1 on 9-8-8!
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| 0:00.0 | Please be advised. This episode contains a discussion about suicide. If you or anyone you know is struggling or in crisis, please call or text 9888.org. |
| 0:19.5 | From Wondry, I'm Nikki Boyer, and this is Call Me Curious, where every week I'll get to the bottom of those funny, strange, puzzling, or just got-a-no questions you have. |
| 0:30.6 | And we'll tell you the best we can what the answer is. |
| 0:34.8 | Because I've got 21 questions. I've been 21 guessing. |
| 0:39.2 | You could teach me a lesson. |
| 0:42.0 | Call me curious. |
| 0:43.9 | Call me curious. |
| 0:45.9 | Call me curious. |
| 0:47.9 | Come me curious. |
| 0:50.0 | So tell the truth. |
| 0:59.6 | I need to know that it's real. |
| 1:01.5 | Know that it's real. |
| 1:02.5 | So tell the truth. |
| 1:08.0 | Hi, welcome to call me curious. |
| 1:10.7 | I'm so looking forward to this conversation today. Okay, imagine this. You have an |
| 1:13.9 | emergency, like a gas leak, and you have to figure out the right number to call, all while you're |
| 1:17.9 | worried that your house might blow up. It can be really stressful and hard to think straight |
| 1:22.4 | when you're freaking out, right? Now, what if it wasn't an imaginary gas leak? Like, what if it was actually the |
| 1:29.2 | worst day of your life? And instead, you're experiencing a serious mental health crisis. |
| 1:35.4 | Could you remember the 10-digit number of your local suicide prevention hotline under those |
| 1:39.9 | circumstances? Probably not. |
| 1:42.6 | We're sorry. Your call cannot be completed as dialed. And so that's why this episode is all about |
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