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2 hours ago, Coq au vin said:

The news media are in a difficult position because there is very high level medical evidence that publicising suicide increases the suicide rate.

That does make it difficult. However not talking about it at all is not working.  #1 killer in young males.

If it can be discussed without the details of how it was done perhaps that would not prompt an increase. My mate from work committed suicide around a year ago and its just hard to take. 32yo, bright, seemingly happy guy, long term partner, good career.  his partner or family had no idea why he did it and no known history of mental illness.  one chat could have saved him

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    41 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    That does make it difficult. However not talking about it at all is not working.  #1 killer in young males.

    If it can be discussed without the details of how it was done perhaps that would not prompt an increase. My mate from work committed suicide around a year ago and its just hard to take. 32yo, bright, seemingly happy guy, long term partner, good career.  his partner or family had no idea why he did it and no known history of mental illness.  one chat could have saved him

    No. Talking about suicide in the media increases the rate of suicide. It’s not just about the method of suicide although that’s part of it (copycat suicides). One chat is unlikely to save anyone. It’s not always related to mental illness although often it is associated with mental illness.

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    3 hours ago, Coq au vin said:

    The news media are in a difficult position because there is very high level medical evidence that publicising suicide increases the suicide rate.

    Yep. And lots of families don't want others to know their business.

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