OFFICIALS SAY
CALLS TO THE MAINE
SUICIDE HOTLINE
HAVE JUMPED THIS
WEEK AFTER NEWS OF
ROBIN WILLIAMS'
DEATH.
SOME CALLERS
ARE REPORTEDLY
MENTIONING HIM
WHEN CALLING.
AT THE CRISIS AND
COUNSELING
CENTERS IN AUGUSTA
- STAFFERS
NORMALLY ANSWER
150 TO 200 CALLS A
DAY.
ON TUESDAY, THAT
WAS UP BY AS MUCH
AS 20 PERCENT, AND
OFFICIALS SAY THAT
INCREASE IS RELATED
TO WILLIAMS' DEATH.
"when someone high-
profile kills themselves
or end their life by
suicide it can move
everybody away from
the idea that there is
treatment...there are
successful ways in
which to deal with
things."
THE NUMBER TO
CALL IS AT THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR
SCREEN.
PROFESSIONALS
SAY IT'S NOT
UNCOMMON FOR
CALLS TO SPIKE
AFTER A CELEBRITY
TAKES THEIR OWN
LIFE - SAYING THEY
HAD A SIMILAR
SITUATION WITH
KURT COBAIN'S
DEATH 25 YEARS AGO.
AS FOR THE
UPTICK, THEY SAY
IT'S A POSITIVE THAT
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
CALLING THE
HOTLINES TO REACH
