Volunteer and user evaluation of the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-272

  Finn, Jerry ^a   Garner, Michelle D ^a   Wilson, Jen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b RAINN National Sexual Assault Online Hotline   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention; Online hotline; Rape; Sexual assault; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

CRIME; INTERNET; SEXUAL CONFLICT; VIOLENCE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER; COUNSELING; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RAPE; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COUNSELING; FEEDBACK; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RAPE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 79955722527     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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