&gt; You don&#x27;t get to decide whether 911 dispatches police.<p>Maybe America should fix that, because in most other countries you get to ask for the service you want, either when you dial the 911 equivalent number, or by dialing the specific service emergency number.<p>Some countries have an emergency psychiatric numbers.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_emergency_telephone_numbers" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_emergency_telephone_nu...</a>