People in Crisis by Ron Hoskinson 2000

Title: People in Crisis: A Practical Guide for People Managing Crisis Situations
Author: Ron Hoskinson (in conjunction with Lifeline Western Sydney)
ISBN: N/A (institutional copy; internal barcode: 1740180887)
Publisher: Lifeline (Parramatta, N.S.W.)
Year: 2000
Binding: Paperback / Training Manual
Language: English

About This Book

An incredibly scarce piece of Australian community health history — the authentic 2000 first printing of People in Crisis: A Practical Guide for People Managing Crisis Situations by Ron Hoskinson. Published directly in Parramatta, NSW, this specialised handbook was engineered strictly as an internal training curriculum for frontline suicide prevention workers, crisis telephone counsellors, and emergency support volunteers operating within the Lifeline Western Sydney network.

Featuring highly actionable, step-by-step de-escalation workflows, risk-assessment strategies, and coping blueprints tailored specifically to the Australian community support landscape, this manual represents a foundational text for academic researchers, social work collectors, or historians tracking the evolution of modern mental health response frameworks in Australia.

Why This Book Is Perfect For

• Mental Health Professionals & Researchers — A rare primary source documenting Australian crisis intervention methodology at the turn of the millennium.
• Social Work & Counselling Students — Practical, real-world frameworks developed by Lifeline's frontline practitioners.
• Collectors of Australian Health History — Never commercially released; issued directly to Lifeline training cohorts, making surviving copies exceptionally hard to find.

All items in our Pre-Loved Library are curated vintage or secondhand copies. Expect minor shelf wear, aged pages, or past owner notes—each imperfection adds to the soul and journey of the book.