Tracking Suicide Risk Factors Through Twitter in the US

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Authors

Jared Jashinsky · Brigham Young University

Scott H. Burton · Brigham Young University - Idaho

Carl L. Hanson · Brigham Young University

Josh West · Brigham Young University

Christophe Giraud-Carrier · Brigham Young University

Michael Barnes · Brigham Young University

Trenton Argyle

Abstract

Twitter may be a viable tool for real-time monitoring of suicide risk factors on a large scale. This study demonstrates that individuals who are at risk for suicide may be detected through social media.

Topics & Keywords

Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Mental Health via Writing Smoking Behavior and Cessation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Crisis

Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 51-59

DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000234

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