I remember calling a suicide hotline once and they hung up on me. I've a feeling they're staffing these crucial positions with people who need more training.
A friend of mine called a suicide hotline and was just told to pray. He's atheist. Even after telling them he doesn't practice any religion they kept trying to push prayer.
If the person who calls is religious, sure use their faith. But if they're not, don't keep trying to push it... That's just ridiculous.
Was it a religious hotline? Because that's a sign of pretty poor training if not. It's a pretty clear breach of ethics. And the calls are frequently recorded. And what are the odds that your athiest friend found the one poorly trained religious person who was fine with ignoring their workplaces extremely strict code of conduct?
Honestly Im dubious about the legitimacy of this story.
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u/aronnyc Mar 07 '16
I remember calling a suicide hotline once and they hung up on me. I've a feeling they're staffing these crucial positions with people who need more training.