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Videoconferencing Needed in Suicide Prevention Hotlines

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  2. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

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  3. US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Telemental Health Center, West Haven, CT, USA

    Linda Godleski MD

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Like, D., Godleski, L. Videoconferencing Needed in Suicide Prevention Hotlines. J. technol. behav. sci. 6, 498–500 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-021-00205-7

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