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If someone threatens suicide, can you call the police?

  • Posted on July 25, 2010 at 1:46 pm

I’m wondering – the person in question lives at her mothers and has a 5 year old daughter. After a series of alcoholism related problems she is now threatening suicide if we have a lawyer file papers to remove her daughter from her custody. She was just released from the hospital today for an alcohol overdose. The dr.’s release info says she needs to seek psychiatric help.

If her mom calls the police based on her threat of suicide will they keep her on a 24-28 hour psych hold?

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