Exploring the geography of suicide threats and suicide attempts: An application of Risk Terrain Modeling
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
Suicide, Suicide attempts, Risk terrain modeling, Spatial, Self harm
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112860
Abstract
The purpose of this research is twofold: first, the spatial distribution of 911 emergency calls for service to the police for suicides in progress and threats of suicide in the City of Detroit, Michigan will be explored to determine whether these events exhibit different patterns of spatial clustering. Second, this research will explore the utility of Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM) to assist in our understanding of the locations of calls for service to the police related to suicide threats and suicides in progress. The results suggest that these events are different social phenomenon, both with respect to the spatial clustering of these events as well as qualitative differences in the environmental factors that may contribute to their occurrence.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Social Science & Medicine, v. 249, art. 112860
Scholar Commons Citation
Michelle Lersch, Kim, "Exploring the geography of suicide threats and suicide attempts: An application of Risk Terrain Modeling" (2020). School of Information Faculty Publications. 608.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/608
