True and HORRIFYING account about the suicide crisis "hotline"

[Coventina]

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Let me start by assuring everyone the teenager in question is SAFE and getting the help she desperately needs
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My sister-in-law and I (and other family members) are mentors / friends of three teenage siblings that have had an extremely dysfunctional home.
All thee of them struggle with mental health issues because of their toxic, hate-filled father (no mother in the picture).

Anyway, the oldest girl called my SIL to say that she had just called the suicide prevention hotline because she couldn't stop thinking about killing herself.

After the talk with what she thought was a person, is when she called my SIL.
It became pretty obvious that what was answering the crisis line was a chat box.

It started by asking her if she had a therapist she could contact.
(Isn't that what the hotline is for? People who need immediate assistance? Not an appointment a week from now?)

Then, it started telling her all the reasons why she should want to live:

Treasured friends! (She has no peer group friends, thanks to her asshole dad)
Romantic partners (See above)
Work can bring a grand feeling of satisfaction! (She does not have a job)


I mean, it was really bad for her, but honestly, that sucks for ANYBODY who is actually at a point where they're going to call a stranger about killing themselves!!!


I heard that Trump was cutting the budget for the suicide hotline, I guess it's already happened.