Kaiser Health News (12/9, Stephens) reports on warmlines. Unlike hotlines “for those in immediate crisis, warmlines provide early intervention with emotional support that can prevent a crisis – and a more costly 911 call or” visit to the emergency department. Warmlines “are typically free, confidential peer-support services staffed by volunteers or paid employees who have experienced mental health conditions themselves.” Currently, “about 30 states have some form of a warmline within their borders.”
Related Links:
— “‘Warm’ Hotlines Deliver Help Before Mental Health Crisis Heats Up, “Stephanie Stephens, Kaiser Health News, December 10, 2019