Who calls Lifeline?

Project Short Title

Project Number

Project Coordinator


David Perkins

Chief Investigators


David Perkins

Associate Investigators


Marcella Barisic, Mahnaz Fanaian, Vijaya Manicavasagar

Rationale


Lifelne provides confidential advice and counselling to anonymous callers. It can only infer the needs of those counsellors and while it collects activity data has limited understanding of the needs of its clients. This empirical study interviewed clients over a 3 weekend period 24 hours per day to address these questions.

Aims


To examine the needs and views of callers to a Lifeline branch

Design and Method


Interview study

Key Publications


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Further Information


Start Date: January 2004

Completion Date: December 2004

Lead Centre: CEPHRIS

Stream: Chronic Disease



Contact

Mahnaz Fanaian
E m.fanaian@unsw.edu.au

Key Partners

Lifeline South Coast

Funding

Lifeline South Coast

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