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Media Guidelines & Safe Messaging Flashcards

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  1. Social media platforms are advised to apply which practice following a high-profile suicide?

    Answer: Crisis information overlays or safe messaging labels on related content

    Platforms are encouraged to add crisis resource overlays to relevant content rather than suppressing discussion entirely.

  2. Which image should media outlets AVOID publishing alongside suicide stories?

    Answer: An image of the location where a suicide occurred

    Images of the location can glamorize or memorialize the site, potentially drawing vulnerable individuals to it.

  3. According to safe messaging principles, survivor stories in media should emphasize:

    Answer: The turning point, recovery process, and sources of help

    Survivor stories should highlight recovery, resilience, and pathways to help to inspire hope in vulnerable readers.

  4. Which of the following is TRUE about suicide clusters and media reporting?

    Answer: Media coverage can contribute to point clusters by increasing identification with the deceased

    Media coverage that promotes identification with a deceased individual can contribute to point clusters in geographically distinct areas.

  5. A school district is drafting a press release after a student died by suicide. Which element is MOST important to include?

    Answer: Mental health support resources available to students and families

    Press releases should prioritize connecting the community to available mental health resources to support those who may be grieving or at risk.

  6. Safe messaging guidelines caution against describing suicide as a result of:

    Answer: A single, identifiable cause such as a breakup or job loss

    Presenting suicide as the result of a single cause oversimplifies and can reinforce the idea that one life event justifies suicide.

  7. Entertainment media (TV, film) should ideally include which element when depicting suicide?

    Answer: End-credits resources and mental health hotline numbers

    Including crisis resources in end credits or on-screen messaging helps connect at-risk viewers to support after exposure to difficult content.