9 episodes
Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW
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In this podcast series, Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D. talks you through the Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines. Responsible reporting on suicide has the power to save lives. The Guidelines are a resource to help you report on suicide safely without compromising your journalistic integrity. The Guidelines are a collaboration between Nationwide Children's Hospital, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, OhioMHAS, professional journalists, mental health professionals, and people with lived experience of suicide. For more information and to download the short version, extended version and a checklist of the guidelines, please visit the OhioMHAS website http://workforce.mha.ohio.gov/Workforce-Development/Health-Professionals/Suicide-Prevention-Training/Ohio-Suicide-Reporting-Guidelines.
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#8 - The Complete Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines Series
Episode 8 combines the first six episodes into a single file. There is no new information in this episode. The purpose of this episode is to make it easier for you to listen to all of the content from the Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines in a single file, rather than moving from episode to episode. We can think of no better way to spend 40 minutes. Ok, maybe we can, but there it is. Thank you for making a difference.
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#7 - Suicide Reporting Guidelines in the Real World: Conversation with journalists Nerissa Young and Maiken Scott
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#6 - Guideline 4: Providing suicide prevention resources
Welcome to the Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines series. In this episode we offer strategies and recommendations to ensure that reporting practices balance the demands facing journalists with public health standards regarding suicide. We focus on the resources that can and should be included in all reporting on suicide. The checklist, brief and extended guidelines can be found on the OhioMHAS website.
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#5 - Guideline 3: Using appropriate language
Welcome to the Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines series. In Episode 02, your host, Jonathan Singer, walks you through a 10-point checklist developed from the evidence-based reporting Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines. Before submitting your story on a suicide death, ask yourself if you did the 10 items on the checklist. The checklist, brief and extended guidelines can be found on the OhioMHAS website.
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#4 - Guideline 2: Framing the story ethically
Welcome to the Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines series. In this episode we offer strategies and recommendations to ensure that reporting practices balance the demands facing journalists with public health standards regarding suicide. We focus how journalists can frame stories to provide hope and limit suicide risk. The checklist, brief and extended guidelines can be found on the OhioMHAS website.
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#3 - Guideline 1: Limiting suicide contagion
Welcome to the Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines series. In this episode we introduce the concept of "Limiting suicide contagion" and provide tips and techniques for reporting on suicide death safely. Studies show that certain aspects of suicide reporting can increase rates of suicidal behavior, especially among youth and other vulnerable individuals. This is called “suicide contagion.” Suicide contagion effects are real accounting for up to 5% of all suicides. The checklist, brief and extended guidelines can be found on the OhioMHAS website.