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or text C2T to 741741

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117,277
calls received last year through the United Way’s
24 hour mental health/suicide prevention line Call2Talk

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reports 638 completed suicides for 2016. In the same year there were 3,967 hospital discharges and 7,180 emergency department visits for non-fatal self-inflicted injuries.

Despite these statistics, many mental health professionals cannot accept additional clients, day programs are at capacity and in-patient units have a reduced number of beds. The need for mental health and emotional support has never been more critical.

Communities with helplines demonstrate a reduced burden to first responders for self-inflicted injuries. The United Way of Tri-County founded the Call2Talk program in 2014 to provide a confidential and lifesaving service which offers support to people experiencing emotional distress or potential suicidal ideation and have nowhere else to turn.

Call2Talk is a mental health, emotional support, and suicide prevention program run by Mass211. It operates 24/7 and provides confidential, compassionate listening to assist people – including those who may be despondent or considering suicide – during stressful times. Call2Talk is a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center and partners with Crisis Text Line to respond to people by text.

Besides its primary function as a helpline, Call2Talk also provides the following:

A phone check-in service for elder adults operated in partnership with Springwell and Advocates, Inc. Trained call-takers contact seniors weekly to provide support and friendly conversation following sudden life changes.

The MetroWest LOSSteam works with area police departments to offer immediate on-site peer emotional support to suicide loss survivors. (in Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Sherborn, and Sudbury

Call2Talk offers best practice awareness trainings for community members and agencies including: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training, Mental Health First Aid, safeTalk and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).

With support from the MetroWest Regional Coalition for Suicide
Prevention, Call2Talk is proud to present The Cantor Jodi M. Schechtman Memorial Lending Library. This collection of books is dedicated to bereavement, loss, grief, hope and renewal. It will serve as a source of comfort to those who are bereaved as well as a support to students involved in this area of study.

Hope Bracelet

BUY A HOPE BRACELET
Show your support by purchasing a HOPE bracelet from Call2Talk. This rose gold bangle bracelet can be worn or gifted as a sign of hope for you or a friend or loved one.

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Lending Library

SPONSOR THE LIBRARY
The Cantor Jodi M. Schechtman Memorial Lending Library is dedicated to bereavement, loss, grief, hope and renewal. Book labels will inscribe your message of hope or memorium.