TY - JOUR PY - 1979// TI - Starting a therapy group in a suicide prevention and crisis center JO - Suicide and life-threatening behavior A1 - Motto, J. A. SP - 47 EP - 56 VL - 9 IS - 1 N2 - This report outlines the experience of one center in establishing a group therapy program, discussing the "readiness" of the center, reservations of the governing board, qualifications and number of group leaders, composition of the group, time-place-duration of meetings, "open" versus "closed" structure, vagaries of obtaining participants, integration with the 24-hour telephone crisis service, problems of confidentiality, and dealing with the suicide of a group member. LA - SN - 0363-0234 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -