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ArticleSuicide & life-threatening behavior2024

"Breaking the silence" suicide Prevention media campaign in Oregon: Evaluation of impact on help-seeking and suicide mortality.

Madelyn S Gould, Alison M Lake, Saba Chowdhury, Emily Noble, Katherine M Keyes, Catherine Gimbrone, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

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Madelyn S GouldDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2881-9152
Alison M LakeDivision of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3288-722X
Saba ChowdhuryDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
Emily NobleDivision of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA.
Katherine M KeyesDepartment of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health New York, New York, USA.
Catherine GimbroneDepartment of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health New York, New York, USA.
Thomas NiederkrotenthalerDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Unit Suicide Research & Mental Health Promotion, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-9550-628X

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RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGYT32MH013043 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Katherine M. Keyes · 1985 to 2026
$11.7M
NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH013043Vibrant Emotional Health
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Abstract

introductionResearch has established that suicide-related media can impact suicide rates both positively and negatively, supporting efforts to engage the media in the service of suicide prevention. The goal of the current study is to evaluate the impact of a suicide prevention media campaign implemented April 7-14, 2019 in Oregon.

methodsSeveral indices of help-seeking behavior and suicide risk were employed: suicide-related Google Health API searches, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) (currently known as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) call volume, and state suicide mortality data from April 7, 2016-May 6, 2019. Eight states with similar 2016-2018 average suicide rates were compared with Oregon. Bayesian structural time-series modeling in R was used to test intervention effects.

resultsDuring the 30 days following the start of the campaign, there was a significant increase in Lifeline calls from Oregon area codes (2488 observed vs. 2283 expected calls, p = 0.03). There were no significant changes in suicide mortality or suicide-related Google searches in Oregon.

conclusionsThe campaign appeared to increase help-seeking behavior in the form of Lifeline calls, without any indication of an iatrogenic suicide contagion effect. However, the campaign's potential to reduce suicide mortality was unmet.

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