What happens when someone calls a suicide hotline?

Anyone who calls a suicide hotline could have a different experience. Just know that they are there to help and aide one into making a choice to be and stay safe and will be there to talk when one is in a crisis situation. They will also try to get one the help they need by offering help and referrals to other places that may also help one who is in crisis.

You are connected to a trained listener who will listen to whatever you need to say and help you get what you need.

They will be talking to someone on the end of the phone who will try everything to help them and calm their nerves

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. Once your call is answered, a caring and trained person will listen to you, learn about your situation, ask questions and will then generally tell you about mental health services in your area. Services in your area can range from a mobile response team to a suicide prevention center staffed with counselors where you can be accommodated overnight.

What will happen is an alive person will answer your call. They will ask you why you want to do this to yourself and if you have tried to before. Remember, it's our and their goal. To get you feeling happy and regretful of tying to kill yourself. Your life matters

when someone calls the suicide hotline a professional answers and then asks questions. The professional will listen too see exactly how they can help the person needing assistance, whether that's through immediate care; or through referral to other support. Sometimes they just chat and try to help the person work through the caller is currently experiencing.

They get assistance, they're able to speak to someone about their issues and hopefully make changes.

Depending on the hotline, you'll be directed to another person for direct support and if they're busy you will be on hold.

It depends very much which hotline you call. Most of the time they are answered by volunteers who know it's hard to talk, it's a little like 7cups but they are TRAINED to talk about suicidal thoughts too.

The suicide hotline answers and immediately helps the person and tries to get where they live to help them and stop them from doing what they say/feel like doing.