Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign: A Message From Former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Satcher
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Surgeon General ◽  
Prevention Campaign

scholarly journals Acceptability, safety and resonance of the Better Off With You digital suicide prevention campaign pilot: A qualitative study (Preprint)

10.2196/23892 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Rose Carrotte ◽  
Marianne Webb ◽  
Anna Flego ◽  
Bonnie Vincent ◽  
Jack Heath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Prevention Campaign

scholarly journals Can a social media intervention improve online communication about suicide? A feasibility study examining the acceptability and potential impact of the #chatsafe campaign

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0253278
Author(s):  
Louise La Sala ◽  
Zoe Teh ◽  
Michelle Lamblin ◽  
Gowri Rajaram ◽  
Simon Rice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Media Campaign ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Prevention Campaign ◽  
Willingness To Intervene ◽  
Potential Impact

There is a need for effective and youth-friendly approaches to suicide prevention, and social media presents a unique opportunity to reach young people. Although there is some evidence to support the delivery of population-wide suicide prevention campaigns, little is known about their capacity to change behaviour, particularly among young people and in the context of social media. Even less is known about the safety and feasibility of using social media for the purpose of suicide prevention. Based on the #chatsafe guidelines, this study examines the acceptability, safety and feasibility of a co-designed social media campaign. It also examines its impact on young people’s willingness to intervene against suicide and their perceived self-efficacy, confidence and safety when communicating on social media platforms about suicide. A sample of 189 young people aged 16–25 years completed three questionnaires across a 20-week period (4 weeks pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and at 4-week follow up). The intervention took the form of a 12-week social media campaign delivered to participants via direct message. Participants reported finding the intervention acceptable and they also reported improvements in their willingness to intervene against suicide, and their perceived self-efficacy, confidence and safety when communicating on social media about suicide. Findings from this study present a promising picture for the acceptability and potential impact of a universal suicide prevention campaign delivered through social media, and suggest that it can be safe to utilize social media for the purpose of suicide prevention.

Importance of Messages for a Suicide Prevention Media Campaign

Crisis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 438-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Nicholas ◽  
Alyssia Rossetto ◽  
Anthony Jorm ◽  
Jane Pirkis ◽  
Nicola Reavley
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Media Campaign ◽  
Prevention Messages ◽  
Prevention Campaign

Abstract. Background: A suicide prevention media campaign aimed at family members and friends may be one useful population-level suicide prevention strategy for Australia. However, currently there is limited evidence of what messages would be acceptable and appropriate for inclusion. Aims: This expert consensus study aimed to identify messages that experts with lived experience of suicide risk and suicide prevention professionals believed were most important to include in such a suicide prevention campaign. Method: Using an online survey method, 127 participants with lived experience (lived experience group) and 33 suicide prevention professionals (suicide prevention professionals group) rated 55 statements, drawn from an earlier Delphi study, from very low priority to very high priority for inclusion in a suicide prevention campaign. Results: There was significant agreement within and between the two participant groups on the most highly rated messages for inclusion. The mostly highly rated messages were that family members or friends should ask directly about suicidal thoughts and intentions, listen to responses without judgment, and tell the person at risk that they care and want to help. Limitations: We restricted ratings to just one round and may therefore have limited the level of consensus achieved. Use of a predefined set of suicide prevention messages might also have prevented us from identifying other important messages. Lived experience participants were drawn from one source and this might bias their responses through exposure to common suicide prevention messages that influence their points of view. Conclusion: There is substantial agreement between professionals and people with lived experience on the most important messages to include in a suicide prevention campaign. These most highly rated messages could be adopted in a suicide prevention media campaign.

scholarly journals Associations between the Department of Veterans Affairs' Suicide Prevention Campaign and Calls to Related Crisis Lines

2014 ◽  
Vol 129 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Bossarte ◽  
Elizabeth Karras ◽  
Naiji Lu ◽  
Xin Tu ◽  
Brady Stephens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Prevention Campaign
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