How does news coverage of suicide affect suicidal behaviour at a high-frequency location? A 7-year time series analysis.

BMJ Public Health · 2025 · PMC11812903 · PMID 40017952

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This effect was strongest in 2018–2019 (which had the greatest volume of reporting and repeat coverage) but failed to reach significance in 2020–2023, when there were fewer reports, less repeat coverage and no headlines referring to multiple deaths at the site.

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