18,519
edits
Lifeline: Difference between revisions
From ScoutWiki, For Everyone, Everywhere involved with Scouting and Guiding...
m
Robot: Automated text replacement (-United States of America +United States of America)
m (Robot: Automated text replacement (-Japan +Japan)) |
m (Robot: Automated text replacement (-United States of America +United States of America)) |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
Shortly after the service opened, it was featured in an article in [[TIME]] magazine, which led to the establishment of similar services around the world. The first international convention of Lifeline was held in Sydney in August 1966 to guide the development of Lifeline services and to establish quality standards, which led to the formation of ''Lifeline International''. | Shortly after the service opened, it was featured in an article in [[TIME]] magazine, which led to the establishment of similar services around the world. The first international convention of Lifeline was held in Sydney in August 1966 to guide the development of Lifeline services and to establish quality standards, which led to the formation of ''Lifeline International''. | ||
Although all Lifeline Centre adopt the same standards, different names are used in different countries. For example, in Canada the service is called ''Telecare''; in Japan , ''Inochi no Denwa'' (meaning "life phone"); and in the | Although all Lifeline Centre adopt the same standards, different names are used in different countries. For example, in Canada the service is called ''Telecare''; in Japan , ''Inochi no Denwa'' (meaning "life phone"); and in the United States of America, ''Contact''. There are currently about 14 Lifeline member organisations around the world. | ||
In [[1999]], Lifeline International and similar organisations such as ''Befrienders International'' and ''International Federation of Telephonic Emergency Services'' (IFOTES) signed a memorandum of understanding and pledged to work together to provide an effective telephone crisis counseling service throughout the world. | In [[1999]], Lifeline International and similar organisations such as ''Befrienders International'' and ''International Federation of Telephonic Emergency Services'' (IFOTES) signed a memorandum of understanding and pledged to work together to provide an effective telephone crisis counseling service throughout the world. | ||
