Research on UK Adults' Engagement with Suicide, Self-Harm, and Eating Disorder Online Content
OFCOM · Awarded contract
AwardedResearch on UK Adults' Engagement with Suicide, Self-Harm, and Eating Disorder Online Content
Awarded 01 Sep 2025
Awarded01 Sep 2025
Value£60,126.00
SupplierMEL Research Ltd
AgencyOFCOM
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 7mo ago7mo term
Awarded 1 Sept 2025Expired 31 Mar 2026
About
OFCOM awarded a contract to MEL Research Ltd for research aimed at understanding how UK adults engage with online content related to suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders, including how such content is encountered, its perceived impact, and how experiences vary across different groups.
The research also seeks to explore the role of support tools—particularly features that help users avoid and take other action in relation to legal content—and wider interventions to better protect and empower users in relation to S/SH/ED content.
The contract value is AUD 60,126.
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