what would you do

You made the best decision you could under the circumstances. Hopefully she will be able to get the help she needs now.

I would have done the same. She will maybe get over being pissed, but no one gets over being dead.
I had a simile situation with a very elderly friend who was not returning calls. She lived several states away and had no family. I had the local police check on her and she was mad as a wet when, but she lived five more years.

You are a good friend!

Thanks for following up on her lead.

all for your responses I needed them ❤️ Peace ✌️

but we live in different states

intervening on behalf of her step brother. His friends had called her to let her know that he was suicidal.
It hasn't gone well. He checked himself out of the facility they *police and ambulance were involved) as soon a he could and the relationship between them went from close to non-existant as it between him and most of their other family members. He was a smart and hard working kid who achieved a lot at an early age. He put himself through college, had at one point to high paying jobs, bought properties etc However he entered into downhill spiral substance abuse. He hasn't forgiven her for it and he is still in the downward spiral. She is heartbroken over it but felt she had no other choice.

It's better for your friend to angry with you than dead.

Welcome to DU

of variables and personal opinions that would drive the answer to a tough question like this.
I don't believe I would have called the police, but I would have been either in my car on the way over there immediately, or calling someone who was close to her to do the same if I couldn't get there quick enough.
The fact that your friend is talking about it, regardless of how drunk, is a serious matter that probably should be addressed. Think of it this way, a lot of people (and I mean a lot) work up the "courage" do do it by getting drunk or something first. Even if she doesn't feel the same way sober, she may wind up drinking again and acting on her feelings in that moment. It's a very dangerous and very difficult position to be in, but there is no mulligan in that game.
So in the end, if you had no other method of dealing with it, I don't think you had much of a choice. You can explain to her one day, when she's willing, that the small chance of NOT acting and finding out the next day that she was dead was a risk that you weren't willing to take with her life.
I hope you are able to mend things in time.

It’s scary to be put in that position.

A couple of friends called around one evening to say that a third friend, we'll call her Rose*, was threatening self-harm. None of us are young. Rose is in her 70s, is bipolar, suffers severe scoliosis and opiate addiction. She was also one of Australia's top TV stars in her day.

Why they came to me, I don't know. However I made a few calls to mental health agencies etc. In the end it seemed like the only option was the local police, for them to do a "wellness check", so I called them.

So yes, you did exactly the right thing. Some folk, well-meaning as they may be, will kick the can down the road. It's gotta stop somewhere. Rose was furious at the police turning up but she honestly thinks it was one of the other two that called them. I haven't bothered to correct her!

*Not her real name.

Been there, done that. If it makes her mad, so be it. It's much easier to get over being mad than to get over being dead. That said, I didn't stop shaking until I got a call that she was okay; and I didn't know her, I just happened to be the one who answered the phone that day.


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She needed help and you answered.

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