Our phone number was used by Crisis Nurseries, ECFE, the Department of Health, Public Television, Television stations, Radio, Newspapers, professional journals and web sites. It was displayed on Oprah Winfrey and numerous local public access stations. The number and information about our services has been included in mailings from county Human Service agencies, utilities, and financial institutions. It has been on milk cartons, grocery bags, and posters. We receive calls from people contemplating suicide and from people struggling to stay alive.
Calls come from all ages, sexes, financial levels, and ethnic groups.
We handle calls in from people who are new to our state and don't speak English and from people who have towns and streets named after their ancestors. Technology has become a tremendous tool for us. It has enabled us to do what we thought nearly impossible back in 1992 when our plan began. We are using CD-ROMs to disseminate our information to hundreds of agencies that otherwise would not have it available to them. The Internet and electronic transmission is allowing us to be much more efficient in what we do and how we do it.