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Support for Suicidal Individuals On Social and Digital Media (SAMHSA, 2018)
This toolkit is designed to help community managers understand: What to look for concerning suicidal content in an online community, When to respond to community members who have made statements related to suicide, and How to approach situations with at-risk individuals so that a community member can be connected to the appropriate resources.
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#chatsafe: A Young Person’s Guide for Communicating Safely Online About Suicide (Orygen, 2023)
There is a lack of evidence about safe and helpful online peer-to-peer communication about suicide, and there is little guidance available to help young people safely discuss suicide online. This project aimed to develop a set of evidence-informed guidelines that could help young people communicate safely online about suicide.
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Suicide and Social Media: A Tipsheet for Parents and Providers (AAS, 2019)
Mental health, non-suicidal self-harm, and suicide themes on social media continue to be an issue both youth and adults face on a daily basis. Experts recognize that youth engagement with social media includes positive and negative aspects, and the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) aims to help maximize the benefits while reducing any potential harm.…
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Samaritans’ Media Guidelines for Reporting Suicide
Samaritans, based in the United Kingdom, provides this extensive website with guidance for reporting on a variety of suicide-related situations. There is guidance on how to properly interview family members that have been affected by the suicide of a loved one. Additionally, they provide guidance on how to properly cover the topic of suicide in…
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In Depth: Covering Suicide (Dart Center, 2014)
This is a comprehensive tip sheet created by the Dart Center Europe for journalists who cover deaths by suicide.
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Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide (2016)
From reportingonsuicide.org, this guide provides a list of easy-to-understand “do’s” and “don’ts” when it comes to properly reporting on suicide, along with reporting suggestions for online media.
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Suicide Media Reporting Recommendations (AAS, 2018)
These guidelines provide updates from previously published national and international suicide reporting guidelines, along with updated recommendations for reporting suicide using social media. These guidelines aim to support journalists in creating effective news stories informing the public and increasing awareness about suicide and its complexities while reducing the risk of additional suicides. Adoption of these…
