Developing social media based approaches to youth suicide prevention

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1089250

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project aims to capitalise on the popularity and accessibility of social media by developing a suite of suicide prevention tools that can be delivered via these types of platform. Examples of interventions include mood tracking and safety-planning tools delivered as mobile phone apps, and personal stories (vox pops) delivered via platforms such as Facebook and/or YouTube. The project will engage young people in every stage of intervention planning, development and evaluation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $319,831.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adolescent health | internet service delivery | mental health | suicide prevention | suicide risk

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