Assessing a Suicide Prevention Helpline's Impact on Caller Crisis Level and Suicidality.

Kirsten Pauwels Eva De Jaegere Patrick Vanderreydt Silke Aerts Eva Vande Gaer Gwendolyn Portzky

Published in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2024)

This study adds to the growing evidence on suicide prevention helplines and addresses some important methodological issues in helpline research. Furthermore, it shows promising results regarding the potential supportive impact of helplines on callers who feel suicidal.

Keyphrases

public health
depressive symptoms
risk assessment