Call 9-8-8 for men in white suits

[Polishprince]

A nationwide emergency number has been established for those who go insane, and need to have the fellows with nets to come and bring them to a rubber room.

I don't see why the traditional emergency services number didn't suffice.

911 staff should be able to figure out whether the people need the psych crew, police or EMT's to arrive, based on the call, no?

Why a separate number?

FCC Designates 988 as a Nationwide Mental Health Crisis and Suicide Prevention Number | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Today, NAMI thanks the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for formally designating 988 as a nationwide 3-digit number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention services.

www.nami.org

 

[braalian]

Suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotlines have been around for decades. All this is is a shorter easier to remember number. What’s the problem?