• Imperfect humans who really want to help you

• Many of them are volunteers

• They may have different experiences with depression

• some may have depressive family members

• some may have had a previous family suicide

• some may have no personal experience but just want to help

• Education and training levels will differ

• some may be training to become a doctor or other professional in the field

• many or most will have had special training or certification

• All of them are there because they really don't want you to commit suicide

• They are there to listen

• To help you talk

• And perhaps to direct you to treatment in your local area

• Don't expect too much and try to be open

• They may not always say the exact right thing

• Just let them try to help get you through the moment so that you can live another day - so that your cure will be able to save you

• Just throw out a line and let them reel you in

• Call 1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433
• Call 1-800-273-TALK / 1-800-273-8255
• Call numbers in your state, even if they are outside your city or county.
• Some of the 800, 888 or 877 numbers are toll-free in the entire state.
• Visit the USA National page of this site for toll free National hotlines.
• Call 411 and ask for:
• Dial 0 and ask for:
• Check the FRONT pages of the phone book for:
  • suicide prevention
  • crisis intervention
  • hotlines - crisis or suicide
  • community crisis center
  • county mental health center
  • hospital mental health clinic
• Or, call 911 and ask for help. Tell them you are in suicidal danger

• Grief

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