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[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mostly agree with that, except I think we're missing a few steps in the middle too. I had a close family member struggle with mental health, to the point it severely affected their livelihood. In moments of crisis, every option essentially came down to "calm down and figure it out yourself, or call us back when you're actually considering suicide". Thankfully we were eventually able to find a counsellor, but even with decent insurance they're very expensive. I'm sure a lot of people don't have that option, especially if they don't have a family support network to fall back on if they lose their job (and housing, and if they even had it, insurance).

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not advocating it as a casual option or first choice. But it needs to be a choice.