Helping the Bereaved from a Traumatic Death: The De Leo Fund Network
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Cimitan, Alberta
Ratkowska, Katarzyna
Feltrin, Alessandra
De Leo, Diego
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2012
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De Leo Fund (non-profit organization), with support from the Veneto Region and the assistance of the Regional Transplant Center, has contributed to the creation of a regional network of professionals in the area of mental health formed specifically to assist and support the survivors of a traumatic death. In June 2011, we opened a toll free number run by five operators. This, through a two-step procedure, collects the requests and needs of the survivor and send him to the professional in the network geographically closer to him. This presentation deals with the main characteristics of these calls and users who ...
View more >De Leo Fund (non-profit organization), with support from the Veneto Region and the assistance of the Regional Transplant Center, has contributed to the creation of a regional network of professionals in the area of mental health formed specifically to assist and support the survivors of a traumatic death. In June 2011, we opened a toll free number run by five operators. This, through a two-step procedure, collects the requests and needs of the survivor and send him to the professional in the network geographically closer to him. This presentation deals with the main characteristics of these calls and users who contact the toll free number, and how the network responds to the needs of survivors of traumatic bereavement.
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View more >De Leo Fund (non-profit organization), with support from the Veneto Region and the assistance of the Regional Transplant Center, has contributed to the creation of a regional network of professionals in the area of mental health formed specifically to assist and support the survivors of a traumatic death. In June 2011, we opened a toll free number run by five operators. This, through a two-step procedure, collects the requests and needs of the survivor and send him to the professional in the network geographically closer to him. This presentation deals with the main characteristics of these calls and users who contact the toll free number, and how the network responds to the needs of survivors of traumatic bereavement.
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Conference Title
Dinanzi al morire: Percorsi interdisciplinari dalla ricerca all’intervento palliative”
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Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
Mental Health