Improving young people's online safety when talking about suicide

该项目旨在提高年轻人关于自杀的在线交流的安全性和质量。自杀是澳大利亚年轻人死亡的主要原因，而且自杀率还在继续上升。对此，一个常见的解释是年轻人使用社交媒体交流自杀的方式。该项目将通过测试一套循证指南和宣传材料的影响来直接解决这一问题，这些指南和材料针对年轻人在社交媒体上安全地交流自杀问题的能力。该项目的预期成果包括提高年轻人的在线安全。这项研究对社交媒体行业及其平台的安全治理也具有国家和国际意义。

This project aims to improve the safety and quality of online communication about suicide by young people. Suicide is the leading cause of death among young Australians and rates continue to rise. One commonly cited explanation for this is the way in which young people use social media to communicate about suicide. This project will directly address this by testing the impact of a set of evidence-informed guidelines and campaign materials that target young people’s capacity to communicate about suicide safely on social media. Expected outcomes of this project include increased online safety for young people. This study also has national and international significance for the social media industry and the safe governance of their platforms.