Engaging Television for Public Education and Counselling on Suicide: A Case Example from Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Osafo, Joseph; Andoh-Arthur, Johnny
Titel	Engaging Television for Public Education and Counselling on Suicide: A Case Example from Ghana
Quelle	In: International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 42 (2020) 3, S.334-347 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Andoh-Arthur, Johnny)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0653
DOI	10.1007/s10447-020-09398-7
Schlagwörter	Suicide; Empathy; Prevention; Public Education; Mass Media Role; Foreign Countries; Counseling Services; Telecommunications; Programming (Broadcast); Television; Content Analysis; Psychological Patterns; Social Bias; Help Seeking; Health Services; Mental Health; Case Studies; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Empathie; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Ausland; Telekommunikationstechnik; Programmgestaltung; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Inhaltsanalyse; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Psychohygiene; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	This article presents a case example of media engagement for public education and counselling on suicide in Ghana. Data were drawn from 11 telephone interviews that assessed the impact a TV program had on persons experiencing suicidal crisis. Qualitative content analysis showed that the program helped to reduce the crisis by offering an empathic identification with suicidal persons. Hope induction and opportunity for seeing options, as well as provision of direct help or links to available help resources also emerged. Given the deep-seated stigma of suicide in Ghana, the media can serve a critical role in anti-stigma suicide campaigns and public education towards effective suicide prevention in Ghana. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01