Suicide and "The Befrienders".
- 27 September 1975
- Vol. 3 (5986) , 751-752
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5986.751
Abstract
The short-term effect of "The Befrienders"--an 11-episode weekly series on B.B.C. 1 portraying the Samaritans as a suicide prevention service--on suicide and undetermined deaths was monitored in Edinburgh. No preventive effect was observed though the series was associated with a dramatic rise in new client referrals to the Edinburgh branch of the Samaritans.Keywords
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