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If you call a suicide hotline will they be able to trace your location and call 911 on you?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Help: A suicide hotline is intended to provide advice and assistance to persons who are in distress and seeking help. This may include needing to send help in some situations, so have to know where caller is calling from.

Dr Berry agreed

Answered 6/27/2015

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