{"id":62725,"date":"2021-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/62725\/lebanons-suicide-hotline-reports-25-calls-day-up-400-from-2019"},"modified":"2023-08-30T04:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:10:00","slug":"lebanons-suicide-hotline-reports-25-calls-day-up-400-from-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/62725\/lebanons-suicide-hotline-reports-25-calls-day-up-400-from-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon&#8217;s Suicide Hotline Reports 25 Calls\/Day, Up 400% From 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"Unsurprising but still heartbreaking, Lebanon&#8217;s suicide prevention hotline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/59062\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Embrace&#8217;s The Lifeline<\/a> has put our worrying statistics about the sharp increase in calls into their hotline over the past three years.<br \/>  <br \/>  In a tweet published on their account, Embrace reports receiving an average of 25 calls every day, a 400% increase from the 5 calls a day they used to receive back in 2019. The calls are increasing every year reflecting the many hardships Lebanon is facing, as stated by the tweet.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5 calls\/day on average in 2019<br>16 calls\/day on average in 2020<br>25 calls\/day on average in 2021<br>The Lifeline calls are increasing every year reflecting the many hardships Lebanon is facing.<br>Our team is always to support you on The Lifeline 1564 in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NMHPLebanon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NMHPLebanon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ntUNIv6dRj\">pic.twitter.com\/ntUNIv6dRj<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Embrace (@embrace_lebanon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/embrace_lebanon\/status\/1457702595041058823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Despite the fact that this sharp increase indicates that more and more people are working through issues of mental health and suicidal ideations, we are more thankful than ever that an NGO like Embrace is out there fielding these calls and giving support to those who need it.<br \/>  <br \/>  Remember that you can reach Embrace&#8217;s lifeline by calling 1564. 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