The Relationship Between Suicide-Related Twitter Events and Suicides in Ontario From 2015 to 2016

• Published in: Crisis
• Main Authors: Sinyor, Mark, Williams, Marissa, Zaheer, Rabia, Loureiro, Raisa, Pirkis, Jane, Heisel, Marnin J., Schaffer, Ayal, Cheung, Amy H., Redelmeier, Donald A., Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Hogrefe Publishing Group 2021
• Subjects: Attawapiskat; Canada
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000684; https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1027/0227-5910/a000684

Abstract. Background: Many studies have demonstrated suicide contagion through mainstream journalism; however, few have explored suicide-related social media events and their potential relationship to suicide deaths. Aims: To determine whether Twitter events were associated with changes in subsequen...