@article{ref1,
title="Perceptions of LGBQ+ youth and experts of suicide prevention video messages targeting LGBQ+ youth: qualitative study",
journal="BMC public health",
year="2020",
author="Kirchner, Stefanie and Till, Benedikt and Ploderl, Martin and Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="e1845-e1845",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer as well as other  sexual/gender minorities (LGBTQ+) persons have higher rates of suicidal ideation and  behavior compared to their non-LGBTQ+ peers, particularly during their coming out. The &quot;It Gets Better&quot; project is a multi-national media campaign that aims to reduce  suicide among LGBTQ+ adolescents by providing personal narratives of hope delivered  by mainly adult LGBTQ+ persons. There is only little knowledge so far on how young  LGBTQ+ people as well as experts in suicide prevention and counseling perceive these  videos, and how to potentially improve the videos based on their perceptions. <br><br>METHODS: A total of n = 19 LGBQ+ adolescents and young adults and n = 9 experts  participated in focus groups to discuss perceptions of a selection of &quot;It Gets  Better&quot; videos. Eight focus groups were conducted to assess perceptions on the  process of watching the videos, possible effects on young LGBQ+ viewers in general,  and suicidal LGBQ+ youth in particular, as well as factors that were relevant to  their perceptions. <br><br>RESULTS: Messages were found to be helpful in terms of promoting  hope. LGBQ+ youth identified several key strategies to increase identification with  messages, which they considered crucial for their effectiveness. Criticism emerged  from a perceived lack of diversity in terms of portrayed sexual identities, and some  shallowness in the portrayal of suicidal ideation and how things can get better. The  experts' perceptions of the videos were largely consistent with LGBQ+ youth,  highlighting a positive potential of videos to support coming out and identity  building processes. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Young people and experts view the videos as helpful  and relevant, but identified several strategies to better tailor them to the needs  of LGBTQ+ adolescents, including suicidal peers. The insights gained are useful to  the increasing number of suicide prevention projects using personal narratives of  coping delivered via media to help prevent suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2458",
doi="10.1186/s12889-020-09853-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09853-5"
}