Title 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]

Edition Second rev edition Published Canberra : Dept. of Health and Ageing, 2004

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	362.2870994 Qua/Rsa 2004		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS	362.2870994 Qua/Rsa 2004		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS	362.2870994 Qua/Rsa 2004		AVAILABLE

Description 56 pages ; 30 cm Contents 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 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 55-56 Subject Suicide. Mental health. Mass media. Selective dissemination of information. Suicide -- Reporting -- Australia. Mental health -- Reporting -- Australia. Mental illness in mass media. Suicide -- Press coverage -- Australia. Mental health -- Press coverage -- Australia. Suicide -- Australia. Mental illness -- Australia. Reporters and reporting -- Australia. Author Urbis Keys Young. Quay Connection Australia. Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention Branch ISBN 0642820074

FORMERLY Achieving the balance ; a resource kit for Australian media professionals for the reporting and portrayal of suicide and mental illnesses Other Titles Achieving the balance

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