Papageno Media Prize Austria

On September 10th 2026 the “Papageno-Media-Prize” for suicide preventive media reporting will be awarded for the 8th time. The prize is awarded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Suicide Prevention, the Wiener Werkstätte for Suicide Research, the Crisis Intervention Centre Vienna, the Austrian Press Council and VsUM (Association for the Promotion of Self-Determined Media Use). The prize will be presented by Federal Minister Korinna Schumann at a gala event in Vienna.

The “Papageno-Media-Prize” is part of Austria’s national suicide prevention programme SUPRA.

https://www.sozialministerium.at/Ministerium/Preise-und-Guetesiegel/Papageno-Medienpreis-fuer-suizidpraeventive-Berichterstattung.html

The event also marks the beginning of Yellow September in Austria. Based on the Icelandic model, Yellow September aims to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention.

event image © BKA/V. Brauneis