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Suicide-related calls to a national crisis chat hotline service during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown
A COVID-19 pandemic-related rise in suicide rates has been predicted due to social isolation, fear, uncertainty, economic turndown and grief. Detecting an increase in suicide rates is difficult in the absence of real-time data. Alternative data sources for such trends in psychopathology and suicidal behavior must be sought.
Methods: Data from a national chat-based crisis hotline for the first half of 2019 (pre-COVID-19), were compared to data from the first half of 2020 (during COVID-19).
May 2021
Mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic as revealed by helpline calls
Mental health is an important component of public health, especially in times of
crisis. However, monitoring public mental health is difficult because data are often
patchy and low-frequency1–3. Here we complement established approaches by using
data from helplines, which offer a real-time measure of ‘revealed’ distress and mental
health concerns across a range of topics4–9. We collected data on 8 million calls from 19
countries, focusing on the COVID-19 crisis.
November 2021
Suicide Prevention Outreach on Social Media Delivered by Trained Volunteers
There is a need to develop new ways to reach and engage people at risk for suicidal behavior. Suicide prevention
outreach on social media (SPOSM) represents a promising strategy, and trained volunteers could potentially provide the needed human
resources. Aims: We aimed to investigate users’ perception of SPOSM delivered by volunteers of the Israeli Sahar organization and its potential
to promote help-seeking behavior.
June 2022