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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by jamiek88 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @03:40PM (#32121234)
> if you're not going to hurt yourself, what do you want me to do?"

My brother is going through some stuff and got this exact response in the UK.

If you aren’t immediately about to harm yourself there’s basically no state provided resources.

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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by cmg on Saturday July 16, 2022 @03:51PM (#32121344)
I'm so sorry to hear about your brother, Jamie. I hope he can find the support he needs. This is too common of a story.
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