General Article Why young people feel safer talking about suicide online than in real life

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Why young people feel safer talking about suicide online than in real life

Maria Michail, University of Birmingham and Anna Lavis, University of Birmingham

After Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, much-needed conversations about mental health and specifically suicide opened up in society. Viewers heard Meghan talk candidly about a very difficult time in her life, describing how gradually, a claustrophobic sense of being trapped with no way out had left her feeling...

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