Suicide Prevention via the Internet

Jacob, Nina; Scourfield, Jonathan; Evans, Rhiannon

doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000254

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“…Once again, this provides evidence of a contagion effect, which has been long recognised in the suicidology field. The findings have implications for suicide prevention and especially the urgent need to develop and evaluate online interventions [36] .…”

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Analysing the connectivity and communication of suicidal users on twitter

Colombo

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Computer Communications

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HighlightsWe investigate the characteristics of the authors of Tweets containing suicidal intent or thinking, through the analysis of their online social network relationships and interactions.Results show a high degree of reciprocal connectivity between the authors of suicidal content when compared to other studies of Twitter users, suggesting a tightly-coupled virtual community.Analysis of the retweet graph identified bridge nodes and hub nodes connecting users posting suicidal ideation with users who were not, suggesting a potential for information cascade and risk of possible ‘contagion’.Retweet graphs of suicidal content exhibit an average shortest path similar to that of a large comparison network, demonstrating large scale information propagation in small-scale networks.

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Analysing the connectivity and communication of suicidal users on twitter

Colombo

Burnap

Hodorog

et al. 2016

Computer Communications

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“…Population-level and targeted online prevention and intervention approaches for self-harm remain limited ( Jacob, Evans and Scourfield, 2014 ). As research progresses, intervention development should focus on the place of imagery, whilst also being sensitive to young people's preferred media.…”

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The influence of online images on self‐harm: A qualitative study of young people aged 16–24

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Evans

Scourfield

2017

Journal of Adolescence

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To date, research on the role of the Internet in self-harm has focused on young people's interaction via the medium of text, with limited consideration of the effect of images. This qualitative study explores how young people understand and use online images of self-harm. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a community sample of 21 individuals aged 16–24 living in Wales, UK, with a previous history of self-harm. Interviewees reported the role of the Internet in normalising young people's self-harm. Images rather than textual interactions are the primary reason cited for using the Internet for self-harm purposes. Images invoke a physical reaction and inspire behavioural enactment, with Tumblr, which permits the sharing of images by anonymous individuals, being the preferred platform. Viewing online images serves a vital role in many young people's self-harm, as part of ritualistic practice. Online prevention and intervention need to attend to the importance of images.

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“…There are several examples of potential suicide preventative online resources that have been described in the literature, including online risk-screening, crisis intervention, information websites, support groups and professional counselling (Durkee, Hadlaczky, Westerlund, & Carli, 2011;Gilat & Shahar, 2009;Krysinska & De Leo, 2007;Lester, 2008Lester, -2009Peterson, 2009). However, much of the work describing online suicide prevention is descriptive and lacks evidence of their impact on measurable outcomes (Jacob, Scourfield, & Evans, 2015;Lai, Maniam, Chan, & Ravindran, 2014). A recent review found that the Internet can potentially have an important role in suicide prevention efforts.…”

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confidence: 99%