Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ489106
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Utilization of a Time-Limited Holiday Hotline by Older Adults.
Loring, Marti T.; And Others
Gerontologist, v34 n4 p557-60 Aug 1994
Examined utilization of time-limited holiday hotline for outreach to lonely older persons. Grief and bereavement were primary themes of 306 calls from aged persons. Trained professionals and supervised students staffed the telephone bank and provided such services as responsive listening and community referrals. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Crisis Intervention, Grief, Holidays, Hotlines (Public), Older Adults, Use Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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