If you are mentoring a teenager, you can consider telling your mentee when you find it necessary to break confidentiality, explaining your concerns and your feeling that he needs help beyond what you can provide.
Officials at New York Foundling said they could not comment on her case for reasons of confidentiality, but explained that caseworkers informed all youngsters getting ready to leave the system about housing subsidies and referred them to real estate brokers.
At the beginning of each session, confidentiality was explained and participants had the right not to answer any question(s) and could leave at any time; no participants left early.
The purpose of the study and principles of confidentiality were explained to the informants.
Verbal consent was obtained, and confidentiality was explained to all respondents.
The non-interventional nature of the study as well as its confidentiality was explained to the participants.
The purpose of the study and principles of confidentiality were explained, and thereafter, a convenient time for an interview was arranged.
The issue of confidentiality was explained to the students before administering the questionnaires and they were not required to write their names.
No personal identifying information was recorded on questionnaires or transcripts, and confidentiality was explained and agreed to by all participants prior to the commencement of each FGD.
At the beginning of the interview, the purpose of the research, interview method, procedures, risks and benefits of the study, and data privacy and confidentiality were explained to the participants.
