Advocates for marginalized groups say even the possibility of police getting involved in the response to a call to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline causes callers harm.
National nonprofit Trans Lifeline has seen a lot of mistrust for the newly launched three-digit line, according to a new report.
“I have actively avoided calling 988 since it’s come out because of the people who have shared that [they] called 988 and the cops showed up,” said one of the over 200 survey participants. “I don’t need the cops when I’m having emotional distress.”…