I don't know about the legalities, actually. But it certainly depends on your age; if you're under 18 there's a bigger risk they'll inform your parents. At the age of 22, I had a firm suicide plan with date/means etc, and the professionals knew for about 2 months, but they never contacted my parents; they arranged to have me admitted to hospital eventually instead. They would have sectioned me if I hadn't gone 'voluntarily'. So what I'm saying is, if I'd been sectioned, my parents would have found out anyway - they just didn't want to essentially break confidentiality, even in serious circumstances.
Can I ask why you're reluctant for your parents to know how you're feeling?
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