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Study findings from R.J. Oliver et al broaden understanding of suicide

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, May 31st, 2008

"Little information is currently available concerning the effects of suicide awareness and prevention campaigns," scientists writing in the journal Suicide and Life - Threatening Behavior report.

"This brief report provides preliminary information about the influence of such a media campaign on the number of suicide-related telephone calls to an emergency mental health service in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Examination of the pattern of calls before, during, and between phases of the campaign suggests that the media campaign significantly increased telephone calls to the emergency service," wrote R.J. Oliver and colleagues.

The researchers...

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