This brief manual explores how media accounts can actually serve as a suicide prevention tool by: assisting news professionals to report responsibly and accurately; using a media request for information as an opportunity to influence the contents of the story; emphasizing the importance of listing available community resources for individuals at-risk and describing what is being done to promote safety for vulnerable individuals in the aftermath of a suicide; and warning against the aspects of news coverage that may promote copycat suicides.

Guidelines
Populations, Youth, Channels, Working with News Media, Settings, School, Topics, Youth
Creator

Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program

Publisher
Maine Departmrnt of Health and Human Services