NCJ Number
16452
Date Published
1974
Length
192 pages
Annotation
DESCRIBES SERVICES THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE IN NEED OF HELP RECEIVE ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT OVER THE TELEPHONE FROM TRAINED PERSONNEL AND MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR SETTING UP SUCH A SERVICE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF CALLS DEALT WITHSUICIDE ATTEMPTS; PARENTAL PROBLEMS; ALL TYPES OF SEXUAL PROBLEMS; PREGNANCY; RAPE; SUDDEN ILLNESSES; BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL; DRUG ABUSE; LONELINESS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND OTHERS. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES ARE GIVEN. READERS CAN 'LISTEN IN' ON TYPICAL TELEPHONE CALLS AND CAN FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY HOTLINES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS HOW VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM PREPARED BY DOCTORS, LAWYERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS. ANYONE NEEDING INFORMATION ABOUT HOTLINES WILL FIND THIS BOOK TO BE A GOOD INTRODUCTION. IT DESCRIBES ALL PHASES, AND ANSWERS THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM, INCLUDING WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER AND WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS IF YOU WANT TO SET ONE UP. A NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF HOTLINE SERVICES HAS BEEN INCLUDED, WHICH GIVEN THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF HOTLINES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)