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Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings Evidence review 7 for local media reporting of suicides

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018)

NICE - n/a

Evidence Categories

Care setting: Other settings
Population group: Adults
Population group: Children & Adolescents
Intervention: Universal Intervention: Media reporting interventions
Outcome: Suicide

Type of Evidence

NICE Underpinning Review

Overview

This evidence review underpinning NICE guidance NG105 aimed to determine whether the print, internet, broadcast and digital media reports of suicide or suicidal behaviour have an effect on suicide rates.

Recommendations

The evidence from this review supports the recommendations 1.10: Reducing the potential harmful effects of media reporting of a suspected suicide.

This evidence review did not identify any recommendation for research.