What happens when someone calls a suicide hotline?

They reach a kind and compassionate ear that will help guide them through the darkness. If you are feeling hopeless, please please please reach out for help.

They'll talk to you about your problems and help you stay safe. Their job is to do their best to keep you safe

The person on the line will try to calm the person who wants to commit the suicide and call the cops to get to the location of where that person is to help them. The hotline person will continue to talk on the phone with the victim till help arrives.

The suicide hotline will try their best to help that someone so that they can get the correct and best possible kind of support and solution they need.

In my case, I was assessed to determine if I was in crisis, which I felt I was. I was crying hysterically and saying I had no other options. I let the operator know that I had a bottle of pills but didn't want to die and that's why I called... and she said I wasn't in a life threatening situation and transfered me to a voicemail box for someone in my county. I had a horrible experience with it, but I believe the goal of the job is to get police/ambulance to people in time if they fear there is a legitimate danger to the person. Otherwise, it is determined that you can wait, so they refer you to other resources to get help. In my case, it was a horrible experience because I had nowhere else to turn but that phone number and I was "rejected" by suicide prevention. This was a year ago. It took me a few days and many phone calls but eventually I was able to meet with a therapist and have been seeing her weekly for the last year of my life. One thing to be aware of though, is that there may be rules in place regarding how hotlines operate, but most of the people are volunteers and they are just as prone to having a bad day as you are. Each person is different and may handle the call in a slightly different manner. Also, one person may be more helpful or informative than another.

What happens is a very nice person will ask for your name and why did you call and what happened that you are suicidal no you do not need to say your name is age just talk but if you say you are gonna Burt yourself they will call the cops

The exact experience will depend on the situation, and especially on the country or region where the suicidal person is located. The hotline worker will assess whether the caller is a danger to themselves or others. Sometimes the call just involves talking--with the goal being to create a plan to keep the caller safe. Other times. especially in the USA, the hotline worker is required by law to notify police/fire/rescue if the caller states they are suicidal with a plan. Overall, the goal is always to keep the caller safe and help him or her through their moment of feeling like they have no other options left.

They are given advice by trained individuals who are trained specifically on how to deal with emergency situations.

I've never called a suicide hotline but I would think that there is an available person on the line who will do whatever it takes to talk to a suicidal person until they are feeling rational again.

They usually try to help you calming down and try to show emphathy and understanding of the issues while trying to make you rethink. If the situation is extreme they can call 999