, 35 Poplar Road, Orygen, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Jun 11;24(1):1571. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19040-5.
Rates of self-harm and suicide are rising for young people globally and many implicate social media in this problem. To address this concern and to increase the confidence of adults to communicate safely about suicide and social media with young people, the #chatsafe Guide for Parents and Carers was developed in Australia. With significant uptake of the resource among Australian adults, the aim of the current study was to update and contextualise the #chatsafe Guide for Parents and Carers for audiences in 15 countries globally. To improve the relevance of this resource for parents and carers in these countries, the present study sought to understand the concerns held by parents, carers and suicide prevention professionals around the world about these topics and to explore the extent to which a resource such as #chatsafe would be helpful within their communities.
Seven focus groups were conducted via Zoom with parents, carers and suicide prevention professionals (n = 40) from 15 countries. Transcribed data were coded and thematically analysed using both inductive and deductive processes.
Six themes are reported: (1) Two scary 'S' words; (2) Country and culture impact who talks (or is silent) about self-harm and suicide; (3) The need for a protective social ecosystem; (4) #chatsafe is a tool that can help parents, carers and young people worldwide; (5) #chatsafe should consider local context and end users to improve its relevance for parents and carers worldwide; and (6) A range of marketing and dissemination strategies are needed to reach adults with #chatsafe information. Findings of this study informed the update and contextualisation of the #chatsafe Guide for Parents and Carers for adult audiences in 15 countries.
The findings from this study underscore a universal need for psychoeducation initiatives that provide adults with the skills and knowledge to support the mental health of young people, both online and offline, and that resources like #chastafe can play an important role in providing reliable information about these topics to adults across a range of cultures and contexts.
全球年轻人的自残和自杀率正在上升，许多人认为社交媒体对此负有责任。为了解决这一问题，提高成年人与年轻人就社交媒体上的自杀问题进行安全沟通的信心，澳大利亚开发了《#chatsafe 家长与看护者指南》。该资源在澳大利亚成年人中得到了广泛采用，本研究旨在更新和调整该指南，使其适用于全球 15 个国家的受众。为了提高该资源在这些国家的家长和看护者的相关性，本研究旨在了解全球范围内家长、看护者和自杀预防专业人员对这些主题的关注，并探讨像《#chatsafe》这样的资源在其社区中会有多大帮助。
通过 Zoom 进行了七次焦点小组讨论，参与者为来自 15 个国家的家长、看护者和自杀预防专业人员（n=40）。使用归纳和演绎过程对转录数据进行编码和主题分析。
报告了六个主题：（1）两个可怕的“S”字；（2）国家和文化影响谈论自残和自杀的人（或保持沉默的人）；（3）需要一个保护性的社会生态系统；（4）#chatsafe 是一个可以帮助全球父母、看护者和年轻人的工具；（5）#chatsafe 应该考虑当地背景和最终用户，以提高其对全球父母和看护者的相关性；（6）需要一系列的营销和传播策略来向成年人传播《#chatsafe》信息。本研究的结果为 15 个国家的成年受众更新和调整了《#chatsafe 家长与看护者指南》。
本研究结果强调了普遍需要开展心理教育计划，为成年人提供支持年轻人心理健康的技能和知识，包括线上和线下，像《#chastafe》这样的资源可以在为各种文化和背景的成年人提供关于这些主题的可靠信息方面发挥重要作用。
