> It’s said they often cal the police who stop you by force and often make your life even worse than it was. I asked a friend who volunteers for one of these h

> It’s said they often cal the police who stop you by force and often make your life even worse than it was. I asked a friend who volunteers for one of these hotlines. He says it's actually rare and the guidelines are more about people are in imminent danger to themselves or others (e.g. threatening suicide by a method that would endanger other people in the process, or worse, implying threats of hurting other people or inducing suicide by cop). Definitely not the common or standard outcome, though.