Temple Crisis Hotline

Many people here have, or have had, mental health issues they may not be able or willing to talk about with local friends and family, but know that many people here suffer those same conditions.

Some but not the majority.

We are a safe haven for those that need comfort and refuge, they will always be welcomed. If I'm not stepping out too far to say that? Just my feelings about this being a church as I see it.

Like, don’t like; qualified, not qualified; comfortable with talking to others or not… what really matters is that someone may, someday, for some reason, reach out or/and need some kind of help.

I will say that on more than one occasion I have had people come to me with very real personal issues and I could really do nothing more than listen and help them get in touch with people at their local assistance centers, depending on the nature of the issue. Am I trained in any of this? Nope. Do I operate a “hot line?” Nope. But I am a Jedi and when someone reaches out for help I will do my best to assist them and at the very least try and help them contact local, professional help.

I like to think that any Jedi would do that without question or debate… and I hope that any Knight of Jediism would do it happily.

Seriously, let’s take a second and think about it. How many people here have ever had someone they knew have some kind of issue and they came to you seeking help; or, at least an ear to listen to them? Did you tell them, “I’m not qualified to help you.” Or ask if they were comfortable talking to you? Or whatever.

I’m sure you were setting there thinking, “How do I keep getting drug in to these kinds of things?” Well, I have thought that at least.

But, in my opinion, Jediism is about service. We serve. Whether it is the force, the future, our friends, our acquaintances, families or complete strangers… we are there for them. And service comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s action, sometimes it’s inaction. And that is part of what we look to better learn as we go along this particular path. Which is needed, when and how we go about it.

It’s seems that many feel Jediism is solely the personal journey. But what is life without all that we interact with? And what would be the point? Maybe we should each step back and contemplate why it is we are here… and what we hope to accomplish.

Can those people who know of such charitable organisations please provide some links to them in this thread. Could a short a one line description of what services this organisation provide also be included as well as information on which countries these organisations operate in.

If one person did it by themselves they would almost definitely miss some or even whole topics that just never came to mind.

That is going to be a long list ...

These sorts of crisis ressouces are regional, and we're an international organisation.

Anywhere in Europe one can call the 112 if someone is really on the brink of suicide/homicide (or both) ... but for just talking something out, those things are usually much more local. Then, getting a list of these to cover our whole membership area -- we're going to need some help ...

Perhaps we should divide it up... there are people here from many cOuntries... If we can do what we can with the members we have then we can keep adding to it as our membership expands to other countries.

Exactly ... well found, KA !

If we could all just provide the ones for our geographical area here, then M could consolidate them into one document.

It would be a good idea to 'test' the links before sending them in ; sometimes they are dead and that wouldn't be help-ful.

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Hello:

Here are some for the US:

Client Warm Line
1-800-930-9276
Daily: 4:00 p.m.—11:00 p.m.
CLOSED HOLIDAYS
Call us. Fellow consumers who have been there, done that. Listening & talking are what we like to do.

Access & Crisis Line
1-800-479-3339
24 hours a day/7 days a week

Our resource number is 211
http://www.211search.org/

For the UK and Ireland:

The Samaritans - 24 hours a day
08457 90 90 90 for the UK
116 123 for the Republic of Ireland (phone call is free)
Website is here: http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us
There are also centres that you can visit which can be found from their website.

The Samaritans also has an international network, if you go to this website: http://www.befrienders.org/ there is an option at the top to choose your country which will give you the relevant phone number.

Cruse Bereavement Care:
0844 477 9400
http://www.cruse.org.uk/

For any minors:

Childline
0800 1111 - For the UK - 24 hours a day - these calls are free and won't appear on any phone bill.
There is also online chat here: http://www.childline.org.uk/Talk/Chat/Pages/OnlineChat.aspx

1800 66 66 66 - For Ireland
Also there are online and text services, see here: https://www.childline.ie/
Their website has a 'Hide' button which diverts to Google quickly.

For Europe:

112 is an emergency number and can be called from many European countries including all members of the EU, EU candidates and members of the EEA.

France :

SOS Amité -- site web : https://www.sos-amitie.com/ -- Carte régionale : https://www.sos-amitie.com/web/guest/carte#item12
-- 01 42 96 26 26

France Dépression -- site web : http://www.france-depression.org/ -- 01 40 61 05 66 (lun-ven a.m.)

Ecoute & Soutien -- site web : http://www.ecouteetsoutien19.fr/html/presentation.html

Croix Rouge Française Soutien Psychologique -- site web : http://www.croix-rouge.fr/Nos-actions/Action-sociale/Prevenir-proteger/Soutien-psychologique -- 0 800 858 858 (lun-ven 10h-22h, sam-dim 12h-18h)




We're a little compassion impoverished here in France ; one had certainly better not be having a problem late in the evening or at week-ends ... (like, when most happen)

Here's a website that maintains a long list of US hotlines for different services.

Teen Health & Wellness Don't let the word "teen" fool you.

Wonderful most excellent stuff. How do we make it simple for those in need? This world wide stuff could be confusing to those tuning on the WWW from anywhere in the world? I think.

Rickie ...

We are a World organisation. We'll provide what we can. We will have to let the person in difficulty know enough to contact an agency near them.

If the crisis is so severe that the person in, say Ecuador, rings up a care centre in Germany because they just don't know better -- we can't do much about that.

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Alexandre Orion wrote: Rickie ...

We are a World organisation. We'll provide what we can. We will have to let the person in difficulty know enough to contact an agency near them.

If the crisis is so severe that the person in, say Ecuador, rings up a care centre in Germany because they just don't know better -- we can't do much about that.

:dry:

The international site for Samaritans that I posted is a good place to start for anyone in many countries if we don't have links for their specific country.

Also....

International Association for Suicide Prevention..

Select a continent, then a country and it gives you the number for a crisis centre.

https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/

Alexandre Orion wrote: Rickie ...

We are a World organisation. We'll provide what we can. We will have to let the person in difficulty know enough to contact an agency near them.

If the crisis is so severe that the person in, say Ecuador, rings up a care centre in Germany because they just don't know better -- we can't do much about that.

:dry:

Exactly that is why I feel were should be cautious . This is very very good thing. Lets be cautious that's all. Let just just go slow. We are a small community. It's not time to take on the world yet.

From the acorn the great oak grows.

I posted this before but could not find where... and I thought it useful;

https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

.... and from the same site a great list for Australian specific links;
https://www.ruok.org.au/find-help

Thought this was interesting. A "warm" line to help people feel heard without the pressure of being qualified to deal with potential crisis (which we shouldnt be anyway)




http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Mental-health-warm-line-offers-reassurance-5945704.php

Brenna wrote: Thought this was interesting. A "warm" line to help people feel heard without the pressure of being qualified to deal with potential crisis (which we shouldnt be anyway)

Warning: Spoiler!

Matthias remembered being frustrated with mental health crisis lines she called when she was growing up. She was stressed out — she just needed to talk, but they wouldn’t help her because she wasn’t suicidal.

“Some people just need someone to talk to. With everything that we’ve been through, there are just some things that our friends and our families can’t understand,” Matthias said. “We’re here to empower them.”

For example, instead of telling someone he has bipolar disorder, she would tell him, “You are a person living with bipolar disorder,” to take the emphasis away from the mental health problem.

http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Mental-health-warm-line-offers-reassurance-5945704.php

I really feel like this is more along the lines of what a temple crisis hotline would be. Then, if the situations are beyond just that then the person responding should have easy access to a list of places to get additional help. Great post.

That would still leave us with the issue of who would respond and how would we make sure they don't get overwhelmed.

If a few people volunteered, a small team could do it. Two or three? Who is responsible for the line. One might send a request to volunteer to that person.

I am assuming that people submitting to the Warm Line will be anonymous. Will people responding on the warm line be anonymous also? Just curious.