3401-21: Characteristics of Social Media Use in Youth Experiencing Suicide Attempt Compared to Controls

This presentation will describe results of our study comparing social media experiences of youth with a recent suicide attempt to youth with no history of psychiatric disorder or suicidal behavior. The participant will understand the importance of including social media use and experiences as part of routine clinical assessment.

Presenter:  Jamie Zelazny, PhD, MPH, RN

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  35 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe three negative social media experiences reported more often by youth who have experienced suicide attempt than by controls.

Keywords:  Youth, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Social Media

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 35th Annual Conference

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2024