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Will 988 call the police? Data suggests 1% of mental health crisis calls get "involuntary" rescues

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New data from Vibrant Emotional Health , the administrator of the 988 mental health hotline, shows around 1% of callers are sent emergency services.

A Pew Charitable Trusts survey found that 1 in 5 adults worry that law enforcement would be sent after them for using 988 or that they might be forced to go to the hospital.