It's heartbreaking our social institutions failed you so badly that you needed to call a suicide hotline to connect with someone, even though you weren't suicid

It's heartbreaking our social institutions failed you so badly that you needed to call a suicide hotline to connect with someone, even though you weren't suicidal. However that's not a test call. In telecom people who install phone systems are legally required to call 911 just to make sure it works. It usually takes five seconds and then they hang up, because they know emergency hotlines might be understaffed and they need to be available for people in emergencies. One thing you might consider is calling your bank or some commercial call center where company policy prevents representatives from hanging up on customers. There's so many people who are lonely and have no one else to call, so they turn to these hotlines. It's still not great, because it contributes to hold times and makes it harder for the person who picks up to meet their quotas, but you'd at least be freeing up resources for the people who at risk.