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I would generally agree. I wish healthcare professionals responded to wellness checks instead. The first time I was hospitalized, though, I went to a school counselor and talked to them. I don’t remember if it was a piglet (campus security) or the full grown thing that drove me to the ER, but it wasn’t a doctor or therapist or anything. What I mean is a welfare check is usually doesn’t have the same vibe as calling the police to catch or arrest or even scold somebody. But also it’s totally fair not to want to call police on them at all; they have a bad track record with mentally ill folks.