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988 for Suicide & Crisis Calls

LINK: https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox

www.988lifeline.org

“The fledgling 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline faces similar, serious problems. Only 23% of Americans are familiar with 988, and there’s a significant knowledge gap about the situations people should call 988 for, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Ipsos.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/09/22/decades-of-national-suicide-prevention-policies-havent-slowed-deaths/75263844007

Sham vs HRV Biofeedback

Not a SHAM…

Conclusions: Adding HRV biofeedback to standard stroke unit care led to improved neurocardiac function and sustained alleviation of autonomic symptoms after acute ischaemic stroke, which was likely mediated by a predominantly parasympathetic mechanism.

Randomized Sham-Controlled Pilot Study of Neurocardiac Function in Patients With Acute Ischaemic Stroke Undergoing Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback. Front. Neurol., 26 May 2021

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.669843/full