What happens when someone calls a suicide hotline?

When you call a suicide hotline, a trained person will answer and will try and talk you through your feelings and hopefully prevent your suicide, they are very helpful and everything you say to them is confidential, so you can talk in confidence.

They get help from the person that is on the other line. It could be a variety of things, it depends on the call.

They speak to someone who discusses through the problem. They will not ask questions you are not comfortable answering, and they will talk you through everything you want to as long as you want. They are very supportive and will always be there to talk through whatever XO

You will just talk to the person on the other end. You'll be asked what's going on to make you feel suicidal, and you will be given options on how to help.

Upon connecting with the suicide hotline, a live counselor will be on the other end of the line ready to speak with you about whatever you may need. They are trained professionals that are given the delicate task of speaking with suicide hotline callers.

A trained person will answer your call, listen to your problems and provide information with mental health services in that persons area. If that person is in danger to themselves or others, a notification will be made to a nearby police department to assess the situation.

This is not something I have experienced. But psychiatric wards can be really scary. It's best if you can get help before it gets to that point.

When someone calls a suicide hotline, the hotline employee will assess the caller to ensure that they are safe. If they are safe, they may provide some telephone counseling in order to better assist them with what the caller is going through. If the caller is not safe at that time, the employee will most likely try to take measures to ensure their safety and well-being. This can include an onsite visitation from a hotline representative or it can involve emergency services. They do what must be done to care for you. Every hotline is different though.

When you cal a suicide hotline you will be directed to someone who will ask you for your name and address. That is just to keep track just in case you call again and they can pull up what you talked to them in a previous call to help you the best they can. They will talk with you through your emotions.

I have a friend who works at 1. They listen without judging and help the person talk through why they're feeling that way & ask if there's anything they can do to help. They help the person find reasons they want to live & they genuinely try to do anything they can to make the person's situation better by offering various resources. They don't alert the police unless the person says they're gonna do something right then & they can't talk them down.