Resource Tag: VOLUNTEERS

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

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Published in “Suicide Risk & Protective Factors in the New Millennium,” ed. by O T Grad

The authors summarize the experience of the Northern Virginia Hotline which, in order to improve volunteer satisfaction & make the phone service more easily accessible to the general population, implemented a new policy aimed specifically at remedying problems posed by repeat callers.

This document summarizes a discussion of Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (L.O.S.S.), a postvention response program in Eastern Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

This document summarizes a discussion of chronic caller policies at San Francisco Suicide Prevention (SFSP) & 4 Bay Area hotlines, the rationale for SFSP’s harm reduction approach, & training & burnout implications.

The authors summarize their discussion of burnout symptoms, causes, & strategies for prevention based on a brief literature search & surveys of Bay Area hotlines & San Francisco Suicide Prevention crisis line volunteers.

The author discusses recent changes made to the Sunshine suicide prevention program of the Fox Valley Crisis Line in Illinois as part of a conscious effort to encourage & improve community collaboration in support of elderly citizens at risk for suicide.

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The authors describe their experiences working at “ground zero” the site of the former World Trade Center in New York City following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.

This review discusses Edwin Shneidman’s book “Comprehending Suicide: Landmarks in 20th-Century Suicidology”. The reviewer commends Shneidman for composing a book that has information on a broad variety of disciplines that have studied suicide: history, literature, sociology, biology, psychiatry, psychology, & survivors of suicide. The reviewer notes that Shneidman’s greatest observation is that human kindness can […]

This manuscript presents several guidelines for suicide crisis line centers. These guidelines include information relating to confidentiality of clients, ethical considerations when dealing with crises & suicidal people, & situations in which emergency interventions are necessary(contacting emergency medical or law enforcement personnel in order to prevent life-threatening injury). Issues relating to repeat callers, caller identification, […]

8 American suicide crisis centers were analyzed to provide an accurate depiction of the organization of a modern crisis center. Results indicate that: many crisis lines are now directed to specific audiences (such as teens or seniors); staffing is generally more paid personnel rather than volunteers; & gatekeeper organizations are beginning to partner with crisis […]

Reports on the suicide phenomenon of post-event depression & increases in community suicide rates following major sporting events, especially in the immediate three-day period after major events. Impact of post-event trauma on staff & volunteeers involved with major sporting events is discussed.

This article discusses suicide prevention policies in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville, Kentucky. Suicide prevention begins with booking when inmates are screened for suicide risk. An unusual aspect of this program is the utilization of volunteer inmates to watch others for potentially suicidal behaviour. Benefits of the program are briefly reviewed.

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This column concerns research into attitudes toward suicide, help seeking behaviours & volunteering in five black & coloured communities in South Africa as well as the application of the results to the setting up of a volunteer-based crisis service.

The Samaritans- a world wide suicide intervention organization are described in this article. The author attempts to dispel the myth that the Samaritan’s “befriending” is simply a passive listening service to suicidal people that call into their centres. She describes the many ways in which Samaritan volunteers and workers respond to the needs of callers, […]