IASP Task Force - Suicide and the Media
Media Guidelines (in PDF format)
Preventing Suicide: a Resource for Media Professionals (WHO/IASP Suicide and the Media Task Force)
Other Resources
Brief synopses of the following websites can be found at IASP - Resources: Suicide and the Media.
- Australia - Mindframe: Mental Illness and Suicide - A Resource for Stage and Screen NEW
- Australia - Mindframe: Mental Illness and Suicide in the Media - A Resource for Courts NEW
- Australia - Mindframe: Mental Illness and Suicide in the Media - A Resource for Police NEW
- AUSTRALIA - Mindframe: Suicide and Mental Illness in the Media NEW
- Australia Reporting
- Australia Response Ability
- Austria Leitfaden zur Berichterstattung �ber Suizid
- Austrian media guidelines for the reporting on suicide
- Belgium Suicide et presse - Reflexions a l'usage des medias
- Belgium Zelfdoding en de pers - Aanbevelingen voor journalisten
- Belgium Als journalist kan je levens redden
- Canada New Brunswick Guidelines in Dealing with the Media in the Event of a Suicide
- Canada Ottawa Suicide - A media resource book
- Canada Suicide - A Media resource Book
- England Working With the Media
- Germany Suizid, Suizidversuche und Suizidalit�t - Empfehlungen f�r die Berichterstattung in den Medien
- Hong Kong Press Release
- Hong Kong Recommendations on Suicide Reporting for Media Professionals
- India Suicide prevention - Information for Media Professionals
- Ireland Media Guidelines for the Portrayal of Suicide
- Japan Recommendations on Suicide Reporting for Media Professionals
- New Zealand Suicide and the Media
- Northern Ireland Western Health and Social Services Board Area guidelines
- Norway - Hvordan forebygge selvmord En veileder for mediefolk NEW
- Scotland The Reporting of Mental Health and Suicide by the Media
- United Kingdom Covering Suicide Worldwide - Media Responsibilities
- United Kingdom Media Guidelines
- United Kingdom Media Guidelines for PAPYRUS Members
- United Kingdom Suicide Sensitive Journalism Handbbook
- United Kingdom The Media and Suicide
- United Kingdom Working with the Media
- United States Guide to Engaging the Media in Suicide Prevention
- United States MA At-a-Glance - Safe Reporting on Suicide
- United States NJ Suicide Contagion and the Reporting of Suicide
- United States Reporting on Suicide - Recommendations for the Media
- United States TN Suicide and Publicity
Chair and Contact Person
The Task Force is chaired by Jane Pirkis from Australia. Interested parties can contact Jane directly:
Associate Professor Jane Pirkis
Program Evaluation Unit
School of Population Health
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 3 8344 0647
Fax: +61 3 9348 1174
Email: j.pirkis@unimelb.edu.au
Task Force Members
