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. 1975 Sep 27;3(5986):751-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5986.751.

Suicide and "The Befrienders"

T A Holding

Suicide and "The Befrienders"

T A Holding. Br Med J. .

Abstract

The short-term effect of "The Befrienders"--an 11-episode weekly series on B.B.C. 1 portraying the Samaritans as a suicide prevention service--on suicide and undetermined deaths was monitored in Edinburgh. No preventive effect was observed though the series was associated with a dramatic rise in new client referrals to the Edinburgh branch of the Samaritans.

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