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International Federation of Telephone Emergency
Services
(IFOTES) Conference 2007
Child Helpline International participated at
the International Federation of Telephone Emergency
Services (IFOTES) Congress held in Prato, Italy
from July 11 – 15, 2007. The title of the conference
was “Emotional Health: A New Consciousness”. Child
Helpline International was invited to attend the
conference by the VESH network, of which IFOTES
is a member.
The objective of this International Congress
was to explore current understanding of emotions:
how they function, their impact on our lives and
our potential educational development. The approach
was multi-faceted, and included sessions exploring
the concept from a scientific, empirical, philosophical,
artistic and research-oriented point of view.
IFOTES organised this conference with its Italian
National member Telefono Amico Italia. The World
Health Organization (WHO) also acted as co-sponsor
of this Congress. Other organisations that supported
the conference included: LifeLine International;
Samaritans Befrienders Worldwide and the International
Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP), which
together comprise the Volunteer Emotional Support
and Help (VESH) network. For the first time in
its history, participation in this IFOTES International
Congress was open to the outside world, which
is why Child Helpline International was able to
participate.
Child Helpline International thanks IFOTES and
the VESH
network for extending the invitation. |
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| LifeLine/Childline
Western Cape was established in Cape Town in 1968
and has, since then, been providing ongoing telephone
counselling, offering immediacy and an intimate
means of communication to those needing to talk.
The need for an organisation committed to the prevention
of child abuse became increasingly apparent and
in 1995 Childline became a division of LifeLine
Western Cape. On average, the crisis lines receive
around 4,500 calls per month.
With offices in Cape Town, Wynberg, Khayelitsha,
Guguletu, Bishop Lavis, Mitchell’s Plain and now
in Athlone, LifeLine/Childline Western Cape has
grown considerably and now employs 113 members
of staff. The majority of the organisation's staff
members work in the area of HIV/AIDS counselling
in the clinics and day hospitals around the greater
Cape Town area.
Cape Town office:
021 461 1113
Bishop Lavis office:
021 934 3027
Guguletu office: 021 633 6191
Khayelitsha office:
021 361 9197
Mitchell’s Plain office: 021 372 5591
Wynberg (Childline) office:
021 762 8198
Athlone (youth development)
office: 021 638 0913
If you need to talk, for whatever reason, we’re
here. Call 021 461 1111 or 0861 322 322 (LifeLine)
or 021 461 1114 or 08000 55 555 (Childline) at
any time of day or night, for anonymous, confidential
counselling.
LifeLine/Childline Western Cape
56 Roeland Street, Cape Town 8001
Tel: +27 21 461 1113
Fax: +27 21 461 6400
Email: info@lifelinewc.org.za
Website: www.lifelinewc.org.za
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