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4. I would think that the most important characteristic of a suicide hotline operator is the ability to listen.

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 05:13 AM

Jul 18

It's literally a call for help. They need to know they are being heard.

An AI spewing platitudes would probably seem condescending to the caller.

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True and HORRIFYING account about the suicide crisis "hotline" [View all] Coventina Jul 18 OP

From personal experience, you have no idea how close a caller is no_hypocrisy Jul 18 #1

Wow NH, you did a fabulous job with crisis management on this call. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #5

Suicide hotlines were already horrible, before Trump synni Jul 18 #3