Research Video Spotlight: The General Social Survey (GSS)

Jul. 14, 2020 - Julie Cerel, Ph.D, of the University of Kentucky, explains the concept of the General Social Survey (GSS). Specifically, Dr. Cerel discusses how the GSS has impacted our understanding of the scope of suicide in our society, such as the finding that over half of people in the U.S. know someone who has died by suicide.

To see more, visit our Research Video page, which features short, easy-to-understand clips from some of the world’s leading suicide prevention researchers, filmed during the 2017 International Summit on Suicide Research, co-sponsored by AFSP and the International Academy of Suicide Research.