Calls to U.S. helpline jump 891% as White House is warned of mental health crisis
The national hotline providing emergency help to people suffering from emotional distress has received nearly nine times more calls than it did this time last year, with tens of thousands of Americans reaching out for assistance amid the coronavirus crisis, according to U.S. officials.
The agency's spokesman would not offer specific total figures, but the U.S. official said that last month the agency received more than 22,000 calls and text messages seeking help. “You’re going to have massive depression,” he said. “You’re going to have depression in the economy also. … [Expect] massive drug use, massive depression, mental depression, massive numbers of suicide.”
A White House official pointed to additional funding aimed at supporting mental health among military veterans and Native Americans.According to the SAMHSA spokesperson, his agency has been working “very closely” with other federal agencies to address growing mental health problems and to relax federal restrictions so that people can more easily access the help they need.
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