The pattern of crisis calls to a suicide telephone helpline service in Nigeria

The pattern of crisis calls to a suicide telephone helpline service in Nigeria

Background: Suicide is the deliberate killing of oneself. Although it is preventable, suicide accounts for over 800,000 global deaths annually. There is the need to scale-up prevention strategies, and one of these strategies is the provision of suicide telephone helplines. Objectives: To describe...

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Main Authors: Ogbolu RE, Oyatokun BO, Adegbite TA, Ogunsola K, Tade T, Olafisoye O, Aina OF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, OOUTH Sagamu 2020-08-01
Series:Annals of Health Research
Subjects:
crisis intervention
mental health
suicide
telephone helpline
Online Access:https://www.annalsofhealthresearch.com/index.php/ahr/article/view/236

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