A theoretical intervention model for using hip-hop therapy in suicide treatment for black males

Background and Objectives: Suicide rates for young Black males continue to increase in the US. The young Black male population is a difficult population to engage in mental health treatment due to denial,  resistance, and cultural stigma. Hip-Hop Therapy interventions use written and oral expressions for strengthening emotional regulation, building coping skills, and developing self-confidence. […]

Association of Logic’s hip hop song “1-800-273-8255” with Lifeline calls and suicides in the United States: Interrupted time series analysis

OBJECTIVE To assess changes in daily call volumes to the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and in suicides during periods of wide scale public attention to the song “1-800-273-8255” by American hip hop artist Logic. DESIGN Time series analysis. SETTING United States, 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2018. PARTICIPANTS Total US population. Lifeline calls […]

Public awareness of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline following the release of a hip-hop song

obtained from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to evaluate the effect of ‘1-800-273-8255’ on public awareness for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Main outcome measures: We extracted data from Google Trends and Twitter for terms related to suicide following the release of Logic’s song, ‘1-800-273-8255’. We then used a forecasting autoregressive integrated moving algorithm […]