Australian media professionals now have access to a new quick reference guide featuring advice to support sensitive, respectful and safe communication about suicide and mental health concerns in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse (LGBTIQA+) communities.
The way media communicates about suicide and mental health concerns in these communities can have a profound impact. Developed in partnership with LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, Mindframe: A guide for reporting on suicide and mental health concerns in LGBTQIA+ communities features advice designed to empower media professionals to contribute to safer, more accurate and more sensitive public communication while reducing barriers to help-seeking.
ACCESS THIS NEW RESOURCE HERE
This quick reference guide includes tips and sections such as:
Please use this guide in conjunction with the resource Reporting suicide and mental ill-health: A Mindframe resource for media professionals. Further language guidance can be found in the Our words matter: Guidelines for language use along with guidance for the use of images when illustrating stories relating to suicide or mental health concerns.
Access these free resources, along with the complete set of Mindframe guidelines containing more detailed advice and guidance around safe and sensitive communication here.
Published: 4 July 2024