#if you’re like ‘i am currently bleeding out’ we’re obviously gonna send an ambulance

[danandfuckingjonlmao]

hey please be careful with misinformation—i work as a crisis counsellor for the trevor project and the goal is very much to avoid calling the cops until there is literally no other legal option. 988 exists so that people have someone to call that isn’t the cops who can give actual mental health support. things are trickier with people under 18 with child abuse but we won’t call the cops on you for suicidal ideation or even intent if we can deescalate and safety plan and we’re transparent with minors about mandatory reporting requirements and give them the option to continue talking or to change the subject (i hate cps i hate that we have any obligation to do this but informed consent is the very best we can do here and we make it a priority). people have plenty of bad experiences at some hotlines, traumatic ones, but PLEASE don’t feel deterred from reaching out to a hotline, especially the trevor project, because of this. WE DO NOT WANT TO CALL THE COPS!! THAT’S WHY WE EXIST!! the instances in which we stage involuntary interventions are INCREDIBLY RARE. PLEASE DO NOT GENERALISE THIS! REACH OUT FOR HELP!

hey where’s that post about how it’s important to be aware before recommending/calling suicide hotlines that They Will Call The Cops On You. i have it saved somewhere but i can’t find it & i want to reblog it today For No Particular Reason