PsychForce Report TV: Dangers of Contacting 988
Researchers from Safe Hotlines join Jesse & Rob to discuss policing interventions, forced hospitalizations, sharing and selling of call and text recordings, and more.
In the expanding political and economic climate of uncertainty and fear currently affecting many people, institutions, agencies, and organizations, it is likely that many community services are not operating optimally at this time. It is therefore also likely that both calls to 988 and unwanted policing interventions could rise.
In this special, extended-length episode of PsychForce Report TV, Jesse Mangan and I sit with guests Olka and Nemu from the Safe Hotlines campaign — part of the research and writing team for the report, “The Problem with 988: How America’s Largest Hotline Violates Consent, Compromises Safety, and Fails the People.” We discuss the latest on call tracing and policing interventions, forced hospitalizations, the sharing and selling of call and text recordings, and other risks to be aware of when contacting 988.
If you instead prefer to read, this discussion is connected to my article 988, Policing, and Force.
Thank you for reading, listening, and sharing learning.
Thank you for this! Just a brief comment to say that as a mental health provider I have felt coerced by managed care, regulatory bodies, supervisors, etc. to take a carceral approach to caring for others. I think professionals feel obligated to view things in a carceral way frequently because of negative feedback they may or have received.
“The Problem with 988: How America’s Largest Hotline Violates Consent, Compromises Safety, and Fails the People.”