I think Artchic528 has some very valid points that need to be viewed & I do agree with.
And I'm not here to argue but just to write my point of view.

If you call a hotline & they send law enforcement people who carry guns & it's not their job, who then transport you to a facility against your will to "talk" to someone who's most likely going to prescribe a drug that may or may not work...is this really the correct way to handle this situation. I know it's the norm & what we know & according to our medical system it's what most likely works.

For me, it's not what I need when I'm in crisis. I've had police in my house twice now. They are not equipped to deal with such a situation so a crisis counselor comes in & basically tells you you're wrong, your thinking is wrong & possibly sick.

But am I really sick???

Now if I had an emergency in my house I'd like to have law enforcement there & if my body was shutting down & needed to be physically saved I'd want to see a doctor, but....a crisis of my brain, well we still don't know how to handle that issue w/o medical assistance.
Here lies the problem that I see with MH is that it's treated differently than the rest of the body.

Funny how a 3.5 lb organ in our body that is just as important as our heart is such a mystery in our advanced times.
I'm not disagreeing with what saves lives, please don't get me wrong, but there's fundamental issues here that are not addressed.

When I went to my PC physician last yr I told her I had a lump in my breast. I then had 2 more appts with "specialists" & several mammograms followed by biopsies, surgery & follow up care.
I was fine.
In February I wento the same dr & said I'm having trouble with depression again. I have a pretty bad history! It's in my records!
I was given a question checklist so "gauge" how I was feeling.
Then I was given a script.
That's it.
I really think this is lopsided. They wanto save my breast & kept calling me to make these appts (now!) but a problem with my brain?? Well this drug company "says" this might work.

I didn't take the med.