Citation

Karras E, Stephens B, Kemp JE, Bossarte RM. Inj. Prev. 2014; 20(1): 62-65.

Affiliation

Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, , Canandaigua, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040742

PMID

23710066

Abstract

This article presents preliminary evidence that media campaigns are valuable in promoting suicide prevention hotlines to Veteran households by reporting data from 2526 telephone surveys. Findings from this study underscore the need for further investigation of the use of media campaigns to support suicide prevention initiatives aimed at Veteran populations.

Language: en