Corpus of Italian Suicide Notes
Summary
The Corpus of Italian Suicide Notes (CISN) comprises a compilation of suicide notes dated between 2007 and 2023. The notes were collected by the researcher in 2024.
Data types: Written
Funders: N/A
Associated AIFL centres: Forensic Linguistic Databank (FoLD)
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Description
The Corpus of Italian Suicide Notes (CISN), is a collection of suicide notes written between 2007 and 2023. It consists of 18 suicide notes categorised into two distinct formats: traditional handwritten letters, and posts made on social media platforms. The traditional letters were obtained through collaboration with various police departments across Italy, while two letters and the social media posts were retrieved from reputable public sources. All notes have been carefully anonymised to protect the identity of the individuals and transcribed for uniformity and ease of analysis. The corpus is available in PDF format and given the sensitive nature of the data is hosted as a restricted dataset. The CISN is intended for use in forensic linguistic research and related fields.
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Restricted
Information: This dataset contains sensitive material or data that come from a third party and have some constraints on access and use. Users who wish to access this dataset must make a detailed application to FoLD and the researcher, as well as potentially gain additional agreement from an external organisation before they can be approved for access.