TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Teenagers' attitudes about seeking help from telephone crisis services (hotlines)
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Gould, Madelyn S.
A1  - Greenberg, Tsafrir
A1  - Munfakh, Jimmie Lou Harris
A1  - Kleinman, Marjorie
A1  - Lubell, Keri
SP  - 601
EP  - 613
VL  - 36
IS  - 6
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes toward the use of telephone crisis services (hotlines) among 519 adolescents in 9th through 12th grade mandatory health courses in six high schools in New York State. Few adolescents (2.1%) used hotlines and negative attitudes were stronger toward hotlines than they were toward other formal sources of help. The most common reasons for hotline nonuse related to feelings of self-reliance and shame. Objections to hotlines were strongest among students most in need of help by virtue of impaired functioning or feelings of hopelessness. The results underscore needed outreach efforts to youth.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2006.36.6.601
ID  - ref1
ER  -