Dr. Patrick Arbore, presenter of this event, is the Director of the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services, a program of Instittue on Aging in San Francisco, CA.
More information on the Friendship Line:
The Friendship Line at Institute on Aging is the nation’s only accredited 24-hour toll-free hotline for older and disabled adults. The Friendship Line is both a crisis intervention hotline and a warmline (non-urgent calls); our services provide older and disabled adults reassurance, crisis intervention, information and referrals.
In addition to receiving incoming calls our volunteers make routine outbound phone calls that provide emotional support, and well-being check-ins.
For many depressed and lonely seniors, we offer a lifeline of hope. In every call, the goal is to help the individual feel safe and valued.
The Friendship Line is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology.
Who can call the Friendship Line?