International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Suicide and the Media
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| Preventing Suicide: a Resource for Media Professionals Become familiar with these guidelines prepared by the WHO and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Task Force on Suicide and the Media. - Read more http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/resource_media.pdf | |
| Hvordan forebygge selvmord En veileder for mediefolk Heftet henvender seg til mediefolk som arbeider i aviser, i radio og TV og på nettet. De fleste anbefalingene gjelder for alle medier, mens noen bare er relevante for de trykte mediene. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/WHO_selvmordsforebygging_081106.pdf | |
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| AUSTRALIA - Mindframe: Mental Illness and Suicide - A Resource for Stage and Screen Resource offers practical advice and information for people involved in the development of Australian film, television and theatre. It is designed to help inform truthful and authentic portrayals of mental illness and suicide. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/mindframe_for_stage_and_screen_2009.pdf | |
| AUSTRALIA - Mindframe: Mental Illness and Suicide in the Media - A Resource for Courts Resource contains practical information for courts to support their direct and indirect interactions with the media. It contains suggestions for providing or managing information about mental illness or suicide that are consistent with best practice guidelines for reporting. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/mindframe_for_courts_2009.pdf | |
| AUSTRALIA - Mindframe: Mental Illness and Suicide in the Media - A Resource for Police Resource provides practical advice for police to support their interactions with the media and suggests ways of talking about suicide and mental illness that are consistent with best practice guidelines for reporting. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/mindframe_for_police_2009.pdf | |
| AUSTRALIA - Mindframe: Suicide and Mental Illness in the Media Suicide and Mental Illness in the Media has been produced as part of the Australian Government’s Mindframe National Media Initiative. This Initiative aims to encourage responsible, accurate and sensitive portrayal of suicide, mental illness and mental health through a range of projects. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/mindframe_resource_for_mental_health_and_suicide_prevention_sectors_2009.pdf | |
| AUSTRALIA - Reporting Suicide and Mental Illness Provides practical advice and information to support the work of media professionals. It is designed to inform responsible and appropriate reporting of suicide and mental illness in order to reduce harm and copycat behaviour. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Australia_Reporting.pdf | |
| AUSTRALIA - Response Ability Resources for Journalism Education offers this guideline concerning the reporting of suicide and mental health issues. See Accuracy: Looking Beyond the Facts. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Australia_Response_Ability.pdf | |
| AUSTRIA - Austria media guidelines for the reporting on sucide (2005) Shares a guideline on the reporting on suicide in the media. See how to decrease the probability of an imitation effect. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/austrian_media_guidelines.pdf | |
| AUSTRIA - Leitfaden zur Berichterstattung über Suizid Das Kriseninterventionszentrum Wien hat diese Empfehlungen zur Berichterstattung über Suizide für JournalistInnen erstellt, da auch diese Berufsgruppe einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Suizidprävention leisten kann, indem Aspekte von Imitationsverhalten beachtet werden. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Austria_Leitfaden_Berichterstattung.pdf | |
| BELGIUM - Als journalist kan je levens redden Offers the Do's and Don'ts, in this Flemish guideline, for the reporting of suicide by the media. See "Zelfdoding en imitatie." - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/belgium_als_journalist_kan_je_levens_redden.pdf | |
| BELGIUM - Suicide et presse - Reflexions a l'usage des medias Cette plaquette à l’usage des médias a pour ambition de fournir aux professionnels, qui s’interrogent sur la meilleure manière de relater un suicide, des indications sur l’état des connaissances et sur la meilleure façon de le faire. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Belgium_Reflexions_Medias.pdf | |
| BELGIUM - Zelfdoding en de pers - Aanbevelingen voor journalisten In Flemish, this guideline encourages the development of an editorial policy for the reporting of suicide in the media. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Belgium_Aanbevelingen_Journalisten.pdf | |
| CANADA - Guidelines in Dealing with the Media in the Event of a Suicide Bilingual (English/French) document, published by the Mental Health Commission of New Brunswick, offers this resource prepared by Oswald LeBlanc. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Canada_Guidelines_Media.pdf | |
| CANADA - Suicide - A media resource book Discover this resource distributed by the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. See "Myths and Facts about Suicide." - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Canada_Media_Resource_Book.pdf | |
| ENGLAND - Working with the Media Produced by the World Health Communication Associates, this publication is designed to help health communicators become more media-wise, to work actively and effectively with the media to advocate for healthier behaviours, choices and policies. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/England_Working%20with%20the%20Media.pdf | |
| GERMANY - Suizid, Suizidversuche und Suizidalität Subtitled " Empfehlungen für die Berichterstattung in den Medien," this resource provides guidelines for the reporting of suicide in the media. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Germany_Suizide%20Suizidversuche%20und%20Suizidalitat.pdf | |
| HONG KONG - Hong Kong Journalists Association 香港記者協會 - Press Release Press release on media ethics details that the HKJA encourages media organizations to focus on underlying suicide trends, instead of individual cases. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/HongKong_Press_Release.pdf | |
| HONG KONG - Suicide and the Media: Recommendations on Suicide Reporting for Media Professionals Browse to become familiar with this publication published by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Prevention and Research - Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/HongKong_Recommendations_Media.pdf | |
| INDIA - Suicide Prevention: Information for Media Professionals Explore this guideline prepared by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences designed for media professionals. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/India_Information_Media_Professionals.pdf | |
| IRELAND - Media Guidelines for the Protrayal of Suicide Produced by the Irish Association of Suicidology and the Samaritans, this guideline offers information and advice about factual and dramatic portrayals of suicide in the media. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Ireland_Media_Guidelines.pdf | |
| JAPAN - Recommendations for the Mass Media Reporting on Youth Suicide Browse to read this guideline written by Yoshitomo Takahashi, M.D. of the Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Japan_Recommendations_Media_Youth.pdf | |
| NEW ZEALAND - Suicide and the Media: The reporting and portrayal of suicide in the media Browse to become familiar with this guideline published by the New Zealand Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy that was published by the Ministry of Health. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/NewZealand_Suicide_Media.pdf | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND - Working Together Preventing Suicide: Media Guidelines Shares this resources relating to the reporting of suicide in the media, published by the Northern Ireland Western Health and Social Services. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/NorthernIreland_Western_Health_Social_Services.pdf | |
| SCOTLAND - The Reporting of mental health and suicide by the media Subtitled "A practical guide for journalists," this resource is published by the National Union of Journalists Scotland. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/Scotland_Reporting_Media.pdf | |
| UK - Covering Suicide Worldwide: Media Responsibilities Offers guidelines, training, and ethical issues raised by the latest review of research about the impact of media coverage on suicidal behaviour. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedKingdom_Covering_Suicide_Worldwide.pdf | |
| UK - Media Guidelines Produced by The Samaritans, this resource offers journalists a comprehensive guideline on the reporting of suicide in the media. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedKingdom_Media_Guidelines.pdf | |
| UK - Suicide Guideline for Papryus Members Guidelines outline the position of PAPRYUS (Prevention of Young Suicide) with reference to the media. They provide advice on how to deal with newspaper, magazine and radio interviews and television appearances. - Read more http://iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedKingdom_MediaGuidelines_PAPYRUS.pdf | |
| UK - Suicide Sensitive Journalism Handbook Produced by the Centre for Policy Alternatives and the PressWise Trust (UK), this document offers guidelines on Suicide Reporting in Mainstream Media. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedKingdom_Sensitive_Journalism_Handbook.pdf | |
| UK - The Media and Suicide: Guidance for journalists from journalists Details how sensitive reporting saves lives and offers guidelines for what sensitive reporting includes. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedKingdom_Media_Suicide.pdf | |
| UK - Working with the Media Handbook, produced by the MediaWise Trust and World Health Communication Associates, offers guidance to those who want to help media professionals provide reliable information about public health issues. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedKingdom_Working_Media.pdf | |
| USA - At-a-Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide Become familiar with this guide delivered by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. See what to avoid or what to do. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedStates_MA_Safe_Reporting.pdf | |
| USA - Guide to engaging the media in suicide prevention Published by SPAN USA and the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre (SPRC), guide provides suicide prevention advocates – both individuals and organizations – with the tools to generate media coverage and the skills to act as effective spokespeople. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedStates_Engaging_Media.pdf | |
| USA - Recommendations From a Workshop on Suicidal Contagion and the Reporting of Suicide Report details the role of the media in the reporting of suicides. Browse to read recommendations offered. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/United%20States_NJ_Contagion_Reporting.pdf | |
| USA - Reporting on Suicides: Recommendation for the Media Multi-agency report addresses the reporting of suicide in the media and suicidal contagion. See recommendations provided. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedStates_Reporting_Recommendations.pdf | |
| USA - Suicide and Publicity: Help for journalists who report suicidal deaths Prepared by the Crisis Intervention Centre in Nashville, Tennessee, this resource offers guidelines for journalists and the media in the reporting of suicide. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/task_forces/UnitedStates_TN_Suicide_Publicity.pdf | |
