Citation

Lester D. Crisis Interv. 1970; 2(2): 42-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1970, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service)

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Abstract

The Erie County SPCS has three telephone services in operation (Brockopp, 1969): (a) The Suicide-Prevention and Crisis Service, (SPCS) (b) The Problems of Living Services, (PLS) and (c) The Teenage Problem Service (TPS). Each of these three services has a different telephone number.

The Suicide-Prevention and Crisis Service has been in operation since November 1, 1968 and has been widely advertised through various media. The Problems of Living Service has been in operation since August 25, 1969 and at present is advertised only in the telephone directory and through a small three-line advertisement in the two Buffalo newspapers as follow:

DEPRESSED? Disturbed? No where to turn? Call Problems of Living Service. 24 hours 854-5656.

The Teenage Problem Service began operation on November 5, 1969 and has been advertised through a variety of media.

The present paper examines the characteristics of callers to the three services. The sample consists of the 74 new patients who called the SPCS and the 124 new patients who called the TPS during the week of November 8, 1969 to November 14, 1969, and the 93 new patients who called the PLS in the three week period from 11/1/69 to 11/21/69.

Language: en