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CW: crisis lines - non-consensual interventions in US - new data
New reporting from #RobWipond for #MadInAmerica.
"New national data shows, in 1 year, a stunning 400,000 people got police/EMS visits after calling the "confidential" 988 hotline --a 7.8% intervention rate on callers that's nearly four times higher than #Vibrant and #SAMHSA have ever publicly admitted."
https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/06/dramatic-rise-in-police-interventions-on-988-callers/
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rant - upset -exploitation - crisis lines
I called US nationwide hotline #988 to see for myself what consent is requested for "doing" anything w/ call data. None. Only standard "call may be monitored or recorded for quality purposes". Yet federal NIH is funding corporate "research" involving "AI"-assist. What grift & insult to persons when at their most vulnerable.
The next insult will be when #988Lifeline #Vibrant approves or #SAMHSA funds this anti-human tech w/in these tender, vulnerable spaces. Training & staffing is the answer. No "AI" should come between hurting people & those who are helping. It's not possible for consent to such tech. #CrisisLines
I'm not against technology, but this pressure to force " #AI " everywhere, including crisis lines, is hurtful, damages trust, and brings far-reaching consequences, much of it invisible.
Just one example of a current research project that deeply offends me:
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CW: US crisis line worker survey - final report - 988
Linking here to important work by Dan Fichter (he/him) and Greta Opzt (they/them) from survey of #CrisisLineWorkers. Final report here:
https://www.crisiscrowd.org/survey/2023/report& here's a link to webpage with other resources, Dan's notes on the study and #KaiserFamilyFoundation reporting out today.
https://www.crisiscrowd.org/Thoughts: This is important because it centers the voices of #CrisisLine workers. Also, because Dan and Greta have the ability--and access--to communicate the messages to authorities within the systems.
In the US, the federal gov't agency #SAMHSA contracts with a non-profit #Vibrant to administer the #988Lifeline. This might solve some problems, but it creates many others. Non-profit is a tax designation & this is a capitalist system of "care". It also makes accountability difficult, except for the most egregious offenses that catch a day of heat, then we move on. Besides these links, you also got my commentary!
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CW: US crisis lines - TransLifeline short of funding, limiting hours
#TransLifeline has announced limited hours and an end-of-year pause. They have a $2.5M shortfall & their workers have been stretched thin.
They do not qualify for the wealth of funding available from US gov't #988Lifeline program, which requires adherence to involuntary intervention policy (can mean unwanted cops).
My gratitude to TransLifeline, just knowing such a vital service with integrity is there, gives hope. Please contribute if you can.
Hours of service and pause dates at link:
https://translifeline.org/new-hours-eoy-pause-hotline-operations/
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CW: US crisis lines - "#AI" is here - links
For awareness, US corporations #ProtoCall and #Lyssn earlier this year received a $2.1M US federal grant from NIMH to research & implement an "AI" system within the state of New Mexico 988 Lifeline crisis line response. With the usual assurances that all is well. I, of course, am opposed to such utter disrespect for human beings & intend, with help, to put a stop to it. I'm working on some things. Protocall is a #988Lifeline provider approved by nonprofit #Vibrant, fed agency #SAMHSA's grantee administrator. #CrisisLines
#StatNews article Mario Aguilar June 2023
https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/22/988-suicide-hotline-lyssn-protocall-artificial-intelligence/
Lyssn press release:
https://www.lyssn.io/nimh-awards-lyssn-first-of-its-kind-988-grant/ -
@themarkup @jonkeegan @[email protected]
Can't tell you how much I appreciate this reporting calling attention. Thank you.
#BehavioralHealthLink shows up on the list. Dr. John Draper was w/ #VibrantEmotionalHealth for years (#SAMHSA 's grantee contractor for #988Lifeline), is now President of Research & Development at #BehavioralHealthLink which is researching so-called sentiment analysis & operates GCAL (Georgia).
Behavioral Health Link develops & markets #CrisisLines services to #988Lifeline providers. One of their offerings: "Voice-Currently in R&D, voice analysis technology to provide real time feedback on a caller’s emotional state to improve care delivery."
http://web.archive.org/web/20221202203617/https://behavioralhealthlink.com/saas/Notice "VOICE - powered by MIMOSYS" (scroll down) at the taken-down webpage archive link above. Here's an article about the MIMOSYS "Mind Monitoring" system. https://openaccessgovernment.org/voice-analysis-technology-2/79800/ references at bottom of article.
The exploitation of vulnerable persons needs stop.