Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs): A Randomized Controlled Trial
2017 Distinguished Investigator Grant
Amount Awarded: $124,450
Focus Area: Community Intervention Studies
Jane Pirkis, Ph.D.
University of Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Australia)
Inside the Research
Question: Can teens develop an effective suicide prevention public service announcement (PSA)?
Strategy: Run a competition for high school students to develop a suicide prevention PSA, develop the PSA, and compare it to a control film about another health issue.
Impact: Improved suicide prevention messaging.
Strategy: Run a competition for high school students to develop a suicide prevention PSA, develop the PSA, and compare it to a control film about another health issue.
Impact: Improved suicide prevention messaging.