Mental ill health, which has been the leading health and social issue impacting the lives and
futures of young people for decades, has entered a dangerous phase. Accumulating …

Abstract Language is a potential source of predictors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors
(STBs), as changes in speech characteristics, communication habits, and word choice may …

Background while there are many benefits for young people to use social media, adverse
effects such as cyberbullying, online challenges, social comparison and imitation may …

Young people may be particularly vulnerable to the mental health impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic and may also be more likely to use social media at this time. This study aimed to …

Background Mental health conditions are common among adolescents and young adults,
yet few receive adequate mental health treatment. Many young people seek support and …

Introduction Young people use social media to communicate about self-harm and suicide
and this is associated with both potential risks and protective effects. The# chatsafe …

The extensively updated second edition of Suicide in Schools provides school-based
professionals with practical, easy-to-use guidance on developing and implementing …

Transmission is an important concept in suicide prevention. It can occur when exposure to
another person's death by suicide (or to suicide-related information more generally) draws …

Suicide had traditionally been silenced in the media until the beginning of the 21st century,
when the World Health Organization (WHO) changed its recommendation not to report on it …

India accounts for nearly 18% of the global population but approximately 28% of global
suicides. Similar to many countries around the world, suicide in India is known to result from …