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Re:Youth Suicides Declined After Creation of National Hotline by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @01:46PM (#47866858)
Suicide tends to be impulsive. Any friction, even brief, can give an opportunity to think twice.
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Re:Youth Suicides Declined After Creation of National Hotline by bombcar on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @01:49PM (#47866880)
That was the general conclusion as I recall it. Originally it was thought to be "someone else has the key" kind of things - which of course, does limit it - but even controlling for "I have to walk downstairs and find the key" reduces it.
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