Reporting suicide and mental illness : a resource for media professionals / [produced by Quay Connection and Urbis Keys Young for the Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention Branch of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care]
Introduction -- Australian media reporting of suicide and mental illness. A snapshot -- Impact of media reporting. The evidence: suicide -- Impact of media reporting. The evidence: mental illness -- Issues to consider when reporting suicide -- Where to find suicide statistics and research -- Suicide facts and statistics -- Issues to consider when reporting mental illness -- Where to find mental illness statistics and research -- Mental illness -- Contacts -- Appendices: 1. Codes of practice on reporting and potraying suicide and mental illness -- 2. Media organisations consulted in the development of this resources -- 3. Members of the National Media and Mental Health Group -- Glossary
Notes
This is a revised second edition of a resource for media professionals on reporting suicide and mental illness. The first edition, Achieving the balance, was produced in 1999. The second edition was published in 2002