title: Using media to promote suicide prevention hotlines to Veteran households.
abstract: This article presents preliminary evidence that media campaigns are valuable in promoting suicide prevention hotlines to Veteran households by reporting data from 2526 telephone surveys. Findings from this study underscore the need for further investigation of the use of media campaigns to support suicide prevention initiatives aimed at Veteran populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, , Canandaigua, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karras
authors.forename: Brady
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bossarte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention