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Can Outcomes of a Chat-Based Suicide Prevention Helpline Be Improved by Training Counselors in Motivational Interviewing? A Non-randomized Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2022
ObjectiveTo examine whether the outcomes of a chat-based suicide-prevention helpline could be improved by training counselors in motivational interviewing (MI).MethodsIn a pre- and post-test design, visitors of a chat-based suicide prevention helpline ...
Wilco Janssen, Jeroen van Raak, Yannick van der Lucht, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Saskia Mérelle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

METHODS OF PREVENTING VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY IN TELEPHONE COUNSELING

Вестник Мининского университета, 2017
In article considered the main goals and objectives of the «Helpline Telephone», the motivations of children and adults that appeal to "Helpline Telephone" and the main problems faced by parents and children, contact the «Helpline Telephone».
N. Tokareva
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Beyond Robodebt: Media Representations of Welfare and Fraud Before and After the Robodebt Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Robodebt scheme, an automated debt recovery program introduced in 2016, was exposed by the Robodebt Royal Commission (RC) as a serious failure of public administration and source of significant harm for thousands of Australians. Through a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Australian news media, this study explores whether the RC'
Rebecca Coleman‐Hicks, Georgia van Toorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breaking Down Barriers to a Suicide Prevention Helpline: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Mental Health
BackgroundEvery month, around 3800 people complete an anonymous self-test for suicidal thoughts on the website of the Dutch suicide prevention helpline. Although 70% score high on the severity of suicidal thoughts,
Margot C A Van der Burgt, Saskia Mérelle, Willem-Paul Brinkman, Aartjan T F Beekman, Renske Gilissen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychiatry Helpline Service at a multidisciplinary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan: Preliminary findings and challenges

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To describe the pattern of calls received at a psychiatry helpline service of a tertiary care centre. Method: The retrospective, descriptive chart review was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of all ...
Tania Nadeem, Aisha Noorullah, Alviya Shafique, Sunita Irfan, Shehnila Rehmat, Murad Moosa Khan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency Hotline as a Communication Tool in Times of Crisis [PDF]

Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej, 2018
For a couple of decades telephone crisis services called hotlines or helplines have been an important instrument in the process of providing help and assistance to people in distress.
Gabriela Socha
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The Effect of Voluntary Staying at Home on Japanese Female Suicide During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Japan, female suicide increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study evaluated how pandemic‐related home confinement affected female suicide. We employed a shift‐share instrumental variable design to assess whether differential exposure to the pandemic caused changes in suicide incidence.
Yoko Ibuka, Haruo Kakehi, Ryuki Kobayashi, Ryo Nakajima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Autistic Young Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Traumatic and Stressful Events

Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 445-461, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to explore how young autistic adults experience and respond to stressful life events, and the relationship between autistic characteristics and symptoms of stress associated with these events. Methods Using an exploratory sequential mixed‐methods approach, an online qualitative survey was first administered
Alliyza Lim, Robyn L. Young
wiley   +1 more source

Attachment Style of Volunteer Counselors in Telephone Emergency Services Predicts Counseling Process

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Telephone emergency services (TES) provide emotional support and aim to prevent suicide. The current study examines a potential change of volunteer counselors’ attachment characteristics during TES training and investigates the predictive influence of ...
Ulrike Dinger, Simone Jennissen, Isabelle Rek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterising the classes of children and young people with mental health concerns based on reported service contact

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Exploring the similarities and differences of mental health‐based service contact behaviours for children and young people (CYP) and associated characteristics will allow for distinct analysis of identified groups, and inform both current support pathways alongside more focussed targeted intervention strategies.
Frances Mathews, Chris Playford, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Tamsin J. Ford, Tamsin Newlove‐Delgado   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source