Meehan Sue-Ann, Broom Yvonne
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2007 Feb;37(1):66-78. doi: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.1.66.
The first national toll free suicide crisis line for South Africa was launched in October 2003 with the aim of providing a service dedicated to the prevention of suicide in this country. The intervention was motivated by South Africa's suicide rate which had risen higher than the global suicide rate, with the majority of attempted suicides occurring among people younger than 35 years of age (WHO, 2002). Demographic characteristics of callers were identified to evaluate the perceived helpfulness of this crisis line, so as to inform planning and implementation of future suicide prevention programs. Results showed that the majority of callers were female; between the ages of 16 and 18 years; and lived in the provinces of Gauteng, North West, or KwaZulu Natal. Callers were more likely to be from urban than rural areas; were still at school, unemployed, or studying at a tertiary institution; and had not previously attempted suicide. The majority of participants did perceive the crisis line as helpful. The continued collection of demographic data from the crisis line is recommended so that South Africa can create an updated database of areas and sectors of the population that require suicide intervention, and for planning and implementing suicide prevention programs in this country.
2003年10月，南非开通了首个全国性免费自杀危机热线，旨在提供一项致力于该国自杀预防的服务。这一干预措施的出台是因为南非的自杀率高于全球自杀率，且大多数自杀未遂事件发生在35岁以下人群中（世界卫生组织，2002年）。确定了来电者的人口统计学特征，以评估这条危机热线的感知帮助程度，从而为未来自杀预防项目的规划和实施提供信息。结果显示，大多数来电者为女性；年龄在16至18岁之间；居住在豪登省、西北省或夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省。来电者来自城市地区的可能性高于农村地区；仍在上学、失业或在高等院校学习；且此前未曾尝试过自杀。大多数参与者确实认为这条危机热线有帮助。建议继续收集来自该危机热线的人口统计数据，以便南非能够创建一个关于需要自杀干预的人口区域和部门的最新数据库，并用于该国自杀预防项目的规划和实施。
