Caller Characteristics, Call Contents, and Types of Assistance Provided By Caller Sex and Age Group in a Canadian Inuit Crisis Line in Nunavut, 1991–2001
Analysis of calls made to a northern Canadian Inuit crisis line in the territory of Nunavut between 1991 and 2001 revealed that the majority of users were adult females who called to discuss problems primarily related to relationships and loneliness/boredom. Younger callers tended to make prank call...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1943-278x.2012.00083.x 2024-04-07T07:53:38+00:00 Caller Characteristics, Call Contents, and Types of Assistance Provided By Caller Sex and Age Group in a Canadian Inuit Crisis Line in Nunavut, 1991–2001 Tan, Josephine C. H. Maranzan, Kathryn Amanda Boone, Margaret Vander Velde, John Levy, Sheila 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-278x.2012.00083.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1943-278X.2012.00083.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00083.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior volume 42, issue 2, page 210-216 ISSN 0363-0234 1943-278X Psychiatry and Mental health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Clinical Psychology journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-278x.2012.00083.x 2024-03-08T03:53:30Z Analysis of calls made to a northern Canadian Inuit crisis line in the territory of Nunavut between 1991 and 2001 revealed that the majority of users were adult females who called to discuss problems primarily related to relationships and loneliness/boredom. Younger callers tended to make prank calls. The volunteer staff used mostly empathetic listening and suggestions. Referral recommendations made were primarily to social services. Although some callers experienced a language barrier, others found the service to be helpful. Results suggest that the crisis line was underused by young Inuit males who represent a group that are most in need of crisis intervention. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Nunavut Wiley Online Library Nunavut Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 42 2 210 216 |
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Psychiatry and Mental health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Clinical Psychology Tan, Josephine C. H. Maranzan, Kathryn Amanda Boone, Margaret Vander Velde, John Levy, Sheila Caller Characteristics, Call Contents, and Types of Assistance Provided By Caller Sex and Age Group in a Canadian Inuit Crisis Line in Nunavut, 1991–2001 |
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Analysis of calls made to a northern Canadian Inuit crisis line in the territory of Nunavut between 1991 and 2001 revealed that the majority of users were adult females who called to discuss problems primarily related to relationships and loneliness/boredom. Younger callers tended to make prank calls. The volunteer staff used mostly empathetic listening and suggestions. Referral recommendations made were primarily to social services. Although some callers experienced a language barrier, others found the service to be helpful. Results suggest that the crisis line was underused by young Inuit males who represent a group that are most in need of crisis intervention. |
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Caller Characteristics, Call Contents, and Types of Assistance Provided By Caller Sex and Age Group in a Canadian Inuit Crisis Line in Nunavut, 1991–2001 |
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Caller Characteristics, Call Contents, and Types of Assistance Provided By Caller Sex and Age Group in a Canadian Inuit Crisis Line in Nunavut, 1991–2001 |
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Caller Characteristics, Call Contents, and Types of Assistance Provided By Caller Sex and Age Group in a Canadian Inuit Crisis Line in Nunavut, 1991–2001 |
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