The #chatsafe project. Developing guidelines to help young people communicate safely about suicide on social media: A Delphi study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2018, Pages

  Robinson, Jo ^a,b   Hill, Nicole T M ^a,b   Thorn, Pinar ^a,b   Battersby, Rikki ^a   Teh, Zoe ^a   Reavley, Nicola J ^c   Pirkis, Jane ^c   Lamblin, Michelle ^a,b   Rice, Simon ^a,b   Skehan, Jaelea ^d,e  

^a THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Hunter New England Local Health District   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUICIDE; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85056513651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206584     Document Type: Article

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