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Originally Posted by tara_922
I completely and utterly disagree with most of what is being said above. Suicide is an option for many, and that does NOT mean that they ARE currently suicidal. For some, the thoughts never abate. You did state that you were not suicidal at that time when questioned further. You did not state that you had acted out in any suicidal manner, or were intending too.
And as far as the police bringing your husband to "save them time in locating him later" is totally wrong. They have no right to inform anybody else of your mental health without your consent. It is quite clear the officer acted out of his own accord because he knew your husband and not because he was instructed to by his superior officer, nor that he even asked his superior officer.
The person on the phone did know that you were not suicidal because you stated you were not.
I think they need to more carefully screen the people they hire for intake assessment. If they don't know how to correctly evaluate a potentially suicidal person they have no business being in that position, wasting the police's time and causing more stress and grief for you.
If you were considering this place as I treatment possibility I would advise against it.
Love and Hugs,
Tara
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thanks for your opinion Tara. what I stated is how we do things here in NY at the crisis center and hospital and other crisis type programs where I live and work. you, your state and the programs where you are may do things differently and thats ok.
each usa state, mental health professionals and mental health programs in each individual state, town, city have their own rules regulations and laws concerning what is considered a suicide threat and how to handle it.
this is how we do things here in NY in the city I am in. Im glad you have a different way of handling it but I do not. if I want to keep my job, and such with NY State then I must do it the way I am told to do it.
if the original poster had called the crisis center where I work I would have had no choice but to alert the police to a possible suicide threat /well check visit. being that she was home alone with her children with no other responsible adult able to care for the children I would have also found out how to reach her husband and have the husband be there in case she had to be emergency transported. the rules where I am say if there is no contact info and childrens other parent cannot be located then child protective services must be called. I would rather make the call to the husband instead of having childrens services step in and take the children in care for their protectyion until an investigation can be done on the mothers stability.
unfortunately here in NY saying suicide is an option is the same as saying yes Im thinking about suicide. we have rules we have to follow here regarding such statements.
Im glad California (where your profile says you are) does things differently. and I understand you dont agree with what I wrote. thats ok. you dont live in NY and work where I do so you dont have to follow the standards and laws that I do.
thanks again for your opinion though.