Helpline
A helpline is a telephone service which offers help to those who call. Many helpline services now offer more than telephone support - offering access to information, advice or customer service via telephone, email, web or SMS.[1][2] Hotline, is also sometimes used to refer to Helpline. A helpline can provide emotional support to person in distress in its minimalistic form. It may help the individual
Services include
- User Assistance (for example computer software support)
- telephone counseling, medical hotlines, insolvency hotlines, crisis hotlines and many other types of hotlines.
See also
References
- ↑ "Definition of Helpline". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "What is a Helpline?". Volunteer Emotional Support Helplines#IFOTES - International Federation of Telephone Emergency Services. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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