CZM Rewind: Part Two: Crisis Hotlines: Of Course Queers Invented Them
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Margaret continues talking to you about the history of suicide prevention hotlines and the complications of state intervention in emergency mental health care
Original Air Date: 10.22.2025
Sources:
https://translifeline.org/about/history/
https://translifeline.org/response-to-988-cuts/
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