Communicating the science of suicide prevention: A call to action for psychologists.
Autor: | Bond AE; The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA.; Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Rodriguez TR; The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA.; Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Bandel SL; The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA.; Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Hamilton JL; Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Boyd SI; Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Gordon K; Equip Health, Boston, MA, USA.; North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA., Anestis MD; The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA.; Department of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.; University of Southern Mississippi - Psychology Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Suicide & life-threatening behavior [Suicide Life Threat Behav] 2024 Dec; Vol. 54 (6), pp. 1092-1100. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 10. |
DOI: | 10.1111/sltb.13114 |
Abstrakt: | Introduction: Suicide is a major public health concern within the United States, and prevention efforts are essential for decreasing the suicide rate. Researchers and clinicians have knowledge and effective treatments for preventing suicide; however, their impact is limited to those with access to services. Science Communication (SciComm) is an effective tool that can be integrated into the field of suicide prevention and can bridge the gap between scientific findings and the general population. SciComm can help disseminate evidence-based strategies for suicide prevention, dispel misinformation on suicide, and normalize help-seeking. Purpose: In this article, we propose specific, tangible ways that SciComm can be integrated into graduate school programs, mentorship, career advancement requirements and can help enact systemic change within the field of suicide prevention. Additionally, we discuss why it is important that the field of suicide prevention, specifically, adopts a SciComm framework. Embracing SciComm can help the field of suicide prevention to have a broader impact and can help to reduce rates of suicide. (© 2024 The Author(s). Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association of Suicidology.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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