During a US trip (before the extent of today's always-on mobile internet), I was unaware that 911 was the wrong number to call when you're close to suicide. Th

During a US trip (before the extent of today's always-on mobile internet), I was unaware that 911 was the wrong number to call when you're close to suicide. They won't call the suicide hotline for you. They won't transfer you. They won't share their number. What they'll do is send the police. I can safely say, in retrospect, that although I survived it, it took nearly a decade to fully heal from that event. But in the mean time, I also learned (thanks to posts like these) about the Samaritans and later in the UK, they helped me get through the tougher moments of this process. I don't know how significant the effect is, but it's non-zero. :)