TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Helper therapy in an online suicide prevention community
JO  - British journal of guidance and counselling
A1  - Greidanus, E.
A1  - Everall, R.D.
SP  - 191
EP  - 204
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-9885
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069881003600991
ID  - ref1
ER  -