I guess you could also ask what’s the reason for working at a suicide hotline? Seems similar enough in many cases.
They aren’t similar, though, are they? OP’s hypothetical is that someone came for help, got some advice about care, and said “no.” In the hotline case, someone’s actively reaching out for help. They start the same, but in the case of your hotline, the caller can hang up at any time and pull the trigger; you can’t trap them on the phone.
credo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Wow. Who said any thing about trapping. Both you an OP are dancing across the line of opposing arguments:
You can’t make a patient stay unless they are mentally incompetent, a minor, or in a state where leaving could pose a threat to safety. This would likely require a court order. The patient is always free to simply leave.
So… both of your arguments boil down to, “Why should medical professionals care?”
In finished with this thread.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
if a patient goes to a hospital and is suicidal they almost always are made to stay because they are deemed “a threat to their safety”.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes, suicidal people are a risk to themselves, and sometimes others too. My aunt almost died when a suicidal person veered head on into her car. Hospitals are right to hold people through crises.