@article{ref1,
title="Helper therapy in an online suicide prevention community",
journal="British journal of guidance and counselling",
year="2010",
author="Greidanus, E. and Everall, R.D.",
volume="38",
number="2",
pages="191-204",
abstract="Individuals who feel comfortable using Internet-based communication often seek help online when they are feeling distressed. This study examines an online community formed to provide support for distressed adolescents. Content analysis revealed themes in a series of online postings from youth who were experiencing suicidal thoughts. Youth help-seekers wrote about their purposes for seeking help. Trained crisis-intervention moderators provided social support and referrals to offline services. Over time, help-seekers began to provide support for other help-seekers, developing a community characterised by reciprocal help-seeking and help-providing. Adolescents in this study experienced the online community as an anonymous place to express their reasons for seeking help, receive support and engage in helping to support others. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-9885",
doi="10.1080/03069881003600991",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069881003600991"
}