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Can i call a suicide prevention hotline from home without my parents finding out?

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Yes: Suicide prevention hotlines are confidential. They are to counsel you on the depression you feel. However, if you need medical/psychiatric treatment (including professional counseling), that doctor will have to notify your parents if you're under 18 and not emancipated.

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Answered 2/20/2015

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