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hot line

[hot´ līn″]

telephone assistance for those in need of crisis intervention (q.v.), as in suicide prevention, usually available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and staffed by nonprofessionals with mental health professionals serving as advisors or in a back-up capacity.

hot line

(hot līn) telephone assistance for those in need of crisis intervention, generally round-the-clock and staffed by nonprofessionals, with mental health professionals serving as advisors or in a back-up capacity.

hot line

a means of contacting a trained counselor or specific agency for help with a particular problem, such as a rape hot line or a battered child hot line. The person needing help calls a telephone number and speaks to a counselor, who remains anonymous and who offers emotional support, specific recommendations for action, and referral to other medical, social, or community services. Such services are usually maintained by volunteers and are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

hot line

(hot līn)

In health care, a direct telephone link for emergency services.

Patient discussion about hot line

Q. What to do in a crisis or when you feel depressed? Hi Everybody - I found some great resources for people that feel despondent, suicidal, or simply need to speak to someone about their problems. You don't need to feel bad because there are numerous hotlines with highly trained operators available to help you. These hotlines are 100% FREE to use and completely ANONYMOUS. Please remember that these resources are not associated with iMedix at all. Suicide Prevention / Depression * USA: Hopeline (Suicide): 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) * USA: Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-Talk (1-800-8255) * USA: Teen Hotline Covenant House NineLine: 1-800-999-9999 * USA: SOS Teen Hotline: 1-800-949-0057 * USA: Grief Recovery Helpline : 1-800-445-4808 * USA: Directory of local helplines / centers * UK: Samaritans (Nat'l and local): 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org * Global directory of suicide hotlines - http://suicidehotlines.com/

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Our aim for the time being is to let frustrated and troubled people know JR has a hot line.

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In an effort to involve as many trained volunteers from the different schools as possible, a call-forwarding system was used so that a call to the Hot Line number would be automatically forwarded to the student volunteers in the student services office at one of the high schools.

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The Extension Service activated the hot line earlier this month.

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North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday it is cutting off a military hot line with South Korea in protest at the South's joint military exercises with the United States.

U.S. calls N. Korea's severance of hot line with South unproductive

Last time when we lodged a protest, you may recall that they actually picked up the hot line and when we lodged the protest and after sometime the firing had stopped.

Pak ceasefire violations aimed at expressing solidarity with terrorists,says brigadier

Direct customers can pre-order their copy by ringing our team on their hot line number, or asking their delivery agent.

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The farm ministry set up a hot line Friday to provide information about food labeling to allay consumer anxieties following a Snow Brand Foods Co.

Farm ministry sets up consumer hot line on food labeling

They can talk about their problems with counselors at Teen Line, a hot line based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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South Korea's National Police Agency (NPA) has decided to set up a hot line with Japanese police authorities to jointly cope with international terror and crimes ahead of the 2002 World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by the two countries, the NPA said Thursday.

S. Korea to set up police hot line with Japan for World Cup

Japan and China will set up a hot line to coincide with an upcoming visit to Japan by Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, government sources said Wednesday.

Japan, China to open hot line to stay in touch

A staggering 2,587 readers phoned our hot line to condemn his outrageous behaviour.