Online Safety When Considering Self-Harm and Suicide-Related Content: Qualitative Focus Group Study With Young People, Policy Makers, and Social Media Industry Professionals
Our findings highlight tensions surrounding roles and responsibilities in ensuring youth online safety and offer perspectives on how social media companies can support young people discussing self-harm and suicide online. They also support the importance of cross-industry collaborations and consideration of social media in future suicide prevention solutions intended to support young people.
Authors
- Vivienne Browne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9678-9256)
- Pinar Thorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4686-574X)
- Jo Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5652-918X)
- Louise La Sala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6736-6977)
- Maria Michail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7380-3494)
- Michelle Lamblin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-8637)
- Amanda Sabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9616-9860)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Orygen (AU)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/66321
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.15