Importance of Messages for a Suicide Prevention Media Campaign: An Expert Consensus Study

A Nicholas; A Rossetto; A Jorm; J Pirkis; N Reavley

Journal article

Importance of Messages for a Suicide Prevention Media Campaign: An Expert Consensus Study

A Nicholas, A Rossetto, A Jorm, J Pirkis, N Reavley

Crisis | HOGREFE & HUBER PUBLISHERS | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000517

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 stat..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Angela Nicholas Author

Alyssia Rossetto Author

Anthony Jorm Author

Jane Pirkis Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

[ "This study is funded by beyondblue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au), an Australian not-for-profit organization that aims to provide information and support for those affected by depression and anxiety.", "This paper forms part of the work towards a PhD (Dr. Angela Nicholas) which is supported through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, and a Rotary Health Australia Ian Scott Mental Health PhD Scholarship." ]