What happens when someone calls a suicide hotline?

From healthy place.com: Depending on the suicide hotline, your call may be routed to a central location or, as in the case of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, your call may be answered by the center closest to you. When you call, you'll typically hear a message confirming the number you have reached and then on-hold music until someone can answer your call. Someone who is trained to listen will then pick up and talk to you.

They are connected with a call line helper who is trained to talk to people in crisis. They will listen to you and be supportive. During the call they will aim to help you improve your state of mind to a place where you are no longer in crisis, or are dealing with your crisis. They do not judge and they serve only in your best interests.

You'll explain the situation to the listener as best you can. You don't have to say anything that you don't want to. But remember that the person on the other end of the phone is there to help you as best they can. After you've explained what you can, the listener will explore options on how to deal with the situation in a reasonable manner.

When someone calls a suicide hotline it the person on the hotline will try their best to evaluate how serious the situation is, try to talk the person out of what they are doing, or immediately call for help to go to your location.

I have never called a suicide hotline myself, but I think they'll be convinced to stay here and live this life. They'll calm you and they'll help you.

for the most part you will talk to someone that is specialize in this matter and will do as much as they can to help you over come your un ease thoughts.

Someone asks you what is going on, then listens without judging. The hotline worker will inquire about your thoughts of suicide and whether you are currently safe or need immediate assistance. If you are just having thoughts (and not currently acting on them), the worker will attempt to provide you emotional support, discuss options and ideas for how to help you cope, and possibly work on a self-care or safety plan with you. The police will not be called unless you indicate that you are in the process of a suicide attempt and not able to keep yourself safe during the conversation.

They should be connected with someone who is supportive and helpful on the other end. Someone who they can talk to and that person can help them. I called a line for that for a school interview, and even though I wasn't at risk, he helped me a lot. Which helped me later in life when i became at risk. They can save lives.

They will talk to you about how you feel and will advise you what to do or get you the help that you need

When someone calls a suicide hotline a trained professional will answer the phone and talk to the person who is calling and try to see what the problem is. Advice will be given to the person who is calling and the caller will be told about mental health services within their areas. The trained professional will even look into over night facilities for the caller to help them seek further attention. In some cases when the trained professional can't help much more, this is when the police will become involved without the callers permission. It is worth calling if you think you have an issue.