This guide, from the Australian Mindframe project, aims to provide some practical tips on safe ways to discuss suicide publicly, ensuring any risks are managed while also increasing the community understanding of suicide.

Includes framing theory, message development techniques and vehicles for explaining public health statistics.

These web pages from Faces and Voices of Recovery provide “Recovery Messaging” training to help people in recovery from addiction and their families to speak publicly about their experiences in a way that helps build public support for people getting the help they need to recover.  Featured tip sheets and other resources offers guidance on working with the media, outreach to policymakers, public speaking, and other kinds of messaging. 

The purpose of this workbook is to help public health program administrators understand what a “success story” is, why it is important to tell success stories, and how to develop success stories.

This document outlines best practices for suicide loss and suicide attempt survivors who are considering sharing their story with the public. The best practices were created by a group of experts in the suicide prevention community and include information on: assessing readiness to speak; considering family reactions and potential social ramifications; resources for safe messaging; speaking to the media; self-care; and other considerations.

A resource from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Vibrant Emotional Health), which incorporates recommendations from Vibrant, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Suicide Awareness Voices in Education, and Activating Hope website. 

This guide, which is intended for young people, helps youth focus on advocating for change by telling their stories and working on the transition to adulthood.