What is a hip-hop masterpiece that has been shown to help prevent suicide?
The number of suicides in Japan has been declining since 2009, but started to
Association of Logic's hip hop song “1-800-273-8255” with Lifeline calls and suicides in the United States: interrupted time series analysis | The BMJ
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-067726
Hip Hop song linked to a reduction in suicides in the US
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-hip-song-linked-reduction-suicides.html
The hip-hop song that was the subject of my research was '1-800-273-8255 ' released by Mr. Logic in 2017. The number '1-800-273-8255' used in the title indicates the phone number that leads to the suicide prevention lifeline in the United States, so that the person forced to commit suicide talks with the operator of the suicide prevention lifeline. This song has become so popular that it ranked 31st on the 2017 Billboard annual chart.
You can listen to '1-800-273-8255' from the following.
Logic --1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid (Official Video) --YouTube
A research team at the University of Medical Sciences in Vienna investigated the date when '1-800-273-8255' became a hot topic on Twitter and the number of consultations with suicide prevention lifelines, and '1-800-273-8255' was the number of consultations. We investigated whether it helped to increase the number of people. As a result, '1-800-273-8255' has three major types: 'Release date', 'Day sung at MTV Video Music Awards ', and ' Day of winning the 60th Grammy Award for Best Song of the Year'. It turned out that it became a big topic on Twitter during the period when there was an event. During the 34 days including these events, it was shown that the number of consultations with suicide prevention lifelines increased by 9915 (6.9%) from the expected number. It was also found that the number of suicides during the same period was 245 (5.5%) lower than expected.
The research team said, 'It is unclear whether' 1-800-273-8255 'was effective in preventing suicide even outside the period when it was most noticed.' 'In a survey using Twitter,' 1-800-273-8255 'was selected. While citing the problems of this research, such as 'it is not possible to know exactly how many people actually listened to it,' 'this discovery is a creative and innovative collaboration between the music industry and the entertainment industry.' It emphasizes that it may be possible to prevent suicide by promoting a high-impact story of 'seeking for help.' 'Actions that follow this discovery will increase the number of people seeking help and take actions to prevent suicide. It will help make a difference, 'he said, emphasizing the potential of entertainment to help prevent suicide, preaching the importance of' asking for help. '
In addition, '1-800-273-8255', which has been shown to be useful for suicide prevention, can be purchased from the link below.
Amazon Music --Logic & Juanes 1-800-273-8255 [Explicit] --Amazon.co.jp
In Japan, there are many telephone and internet consultation counters for suicide prevention measures such as 'Life Phone' and 'Life SOS'.
Telephone of Life (Japan Life Telephone Federation)
https://www.inochinodenwa.org/
Life SOS
https://www.lifelink.or.jp/inochisos/
Mental Health Counseling Unified Dial | Suicide Countermeasures | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/hukushi_kaigo/seikatsuhogo/jisatsu/kokoro_dial.html
Related Posts:
