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ceejayoztoday at 2:29 PM1 replyview on HN

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-988-call-the-police-data-s...

> Many people in mental health crisis fear that if they dial 988, law enforcement might show up or they might be forced to go to the hospital.

> But getting sent that kind of "involuntary emergency rescue" happens to around 1% of callers, suggests new data from Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator of the 988 Lifeline for suicide and mental health crises.


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hilariouslytoday at 2:39 PM

If anything I did had a 1% chance of involuntary committal I would stop doing that thing immediately.

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