Hall II, R., Ivatury, A., Carracciolo, A., Robinson, K. (2017). 1-800-273-8255 [Recorded by Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid]. On Everybody [CD]. New York, NY: Def Jam Recordings. This review is about a popular song that clients may discuss in sessions. Logic, the assumed name of a hip hop recording artist, and his guest artists Alessia Cara and Khalid released the song 1-800-273-8255, which is titled after the National Suicide Hotline (NSH) phone number. The song begins with the artist singing about his current difficulties in life and reasons why he initially wanted to die in a call to the NSH. The chorus repeats, “I don’t want to be alive. I just want to die.” The caller sings about feeling like no one cares about his life and feeling alone. The artists ask, “Who can relate?” The song transitions to the NSH operator singing, “I want you to be alive. You don’t gotta die today.” The operator continues the song identifying reasons for the caller not to die despite the difficulties in life. After reciting reasons why the caller should consider life, the caller sings, “I finally wanna be alive.”

The song walks through some thoughts of a person with suicidal thoughts. The song offers hope for a person with suicidal thoughts because the NSH has a support person available. The song reminds the listener that there are reasons to live, despite difficulties like loneliness, feeling no one cares, or not seeing the value in one’s own life. The artists remind the listener that one should “hold one even though the road is long,” and that every “day has a little night.” For clients who experience suicidal thoughts, the song may help clients understand types of reasons for suicidal thoughts and remind the client about reasons to live.