title: A volunteer crisis service. Pattern of utilization and referral.
abstract: One characteristic of contemporary Australian society is the increase in the number of self-help and volunteer groups operating at the social-medical interface. An analysis of the utilization and referral pattern of a volunteer crisis team shows that for a large number of people, it becomes the point of access to other helping agencies, 9% of which are medical and 7% legal.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012737:Sex Factors; D012946:Social Welfare; D013689:Telephone; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies