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the article fails to clarify this, but the number for the Veterans' Crisis Line and the National Suicide Hotline are the same (1-800-273-8255). When you call that number, you are prompted to press 1 to be redirected to the veterans line. In this case, Mr. Corrigan likely missed the prompt and got sent to the suicide hotline - a not uncommon experience for veterans.

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Is there a notice that the National Suicide Hotline will report your call to your local police? Does the Veterans' line have the same policy?

Answering part of my own question: nope.

https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/GetHelp/WhatToExpect.aspx

It depends entirely on where your call to the suicide hotline gets routed. I won't contact police unless there's an immediate threat to the caller or to someone else (in cases of abuse/homicide, the caller might not be the one in danger), anything short of that I won't. This, however, is how my crisis center handles such calls. I can't speak for every organization that takes calls from the suicide hotline.

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