Description
In response to increased social isolation experienced by older adults and their families due to COVID-19, the California Department of Aging partnered with the Institute on Aging to expand services of the Friendship Line statewide. Friendship Line California is an accredited 24-hour toll-free hotline for older adults and adults with disabilities. The line is staffed by trained volunteers who specialize in having caring and friendly conversations.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| Friendship Line California Calls in Response to COVID-19 | CSV | Friendship Line California is an accredited 24-hour toll-free hotline for older adults and adults with disabilities who may be experiencing thoughts of suicide, anxiety, or depression. The line is staffed by trained volunteers who specialize in offering a caring ear and having a friendly conversation with depressed older adults. This dataset shows incoming calls by county by day. | Open resource |
| All resource data | ZIP | friendship-line-california-calls-in-response-to-covid-19-2f0j09t6.zip | Open resource |
| All resource data | ZIP | friendship-line-california-calls-in-response-to-covid-19-mlhlnt.zip | Open resource |