Topics covered include myths and facts about suicide, warning signs, intervention strategies and ethics, and community resources. College students may receive practicum or internship credit for taking the training and becoming volunteers. Volunteers are asked for a one year commitment of service and may take calls at their own homes. The hotline, staffed entirely by volunteers, operates from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily and serves all of Idaho. Financial support comes from private donations, as well as the United Ways of Ada, Canyon and Elmore counties.
All calls are confidential.