Studies done by Columbia University’s Dr. Madelyn Gould have found that about 12 percent of suicidal callers reported in a follow-up interview that talking to someone at the lifeline prevented them from harming or killing themselves. Almost half followed through with a counselor’s referral to seek emergency services or contacted mental health services, and about 80 percent of suicidal callers say in follow-up interviews that the lifeline has had something to do with keeping them alive. Read more: healthland.time/2013/09/13/inside-the-national-suicide-hotline-counselors-work-to-prevent-the-next-casualty/#ixzz2fj6qosQE
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:34:52 +0000
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