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It is part of media regulations in many countries/organisations that reporting of suicide must be done in certain ways to reduce the negative effect that may ha
by Maxious 14y ago
It is part of media regulations in many countries/organisations that reporting of suicide must be done in certain ways to reduce the negative effect that may have on potentially vulnerable people. A full list of countries that enforce this on a national level is available from the International Association for Suicide Prevention http://www.iasp.info/media_guidelines.php http://www.iasp.info/media_guidelines.php
One of these requirements is any story involving to suicide or mental health must be accompanied by information about 24-hour crisis support services http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/adding-helplines-to-stories/why-add-help-seeking-information-to-a-story http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/adding-helplines-t...