Coping with crisis across the lifespan: The role of a telephone hotline

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 663-674

  Ingram, Stephanie ^a   Ringle, Jay L ^a   Hallstrom, Kristen ^b   Schill, David E ^b   Gohr, Virginia M ^b   Thompson, Ronald W ^a  

^a National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies   (United States)

^b Girls and Boys Town   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis hotline; Mental health; Parenting issues; Relationships; Systematic approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849143201     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-007-9180-z     Document Type: Article

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