News From the Cause
N.J. takes suicide prevention program for veterans online to reach more in need of counseling: (STAR-LEDGER, NEWARK, NJ)
September 01, 2010
NJ Vets2Vets, a five-year-old help line outreach effort, will offer one-on-one, online instant messaging counseling, group chat rooms for former soldiers and their relatives and video chats for "face-to-face" conversations with counselors. "Feedback from our callers to the help line indicates that these additional options will increase the likelihood that they will contact us for assistance, and that’s our primary goal," said Chris Kosseff, CEO of the University Behavioral Healthcare division of UMDNJ that provides the outreach program. click here to view
