Media Resources
Reporting on Suicide
For media and public speaking:
Best Practices and Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide
Media Plays an Important Role in Preventing Suicide
Over 100 studies worldwide have found that risk of contagion is real and responsible reporting can reduce the risk of additional suicides.
Covering suicide carefully can change perceptions, dispel myths and inform the public on the complexities of the issue.
Media reports can result in help-seeking when they include helpful resources and messages of hope and recovery
News Coverage
Opinion: In times of crisis, reach out to 988 - Post Register, 7/31/22
Lawmakers celebrate Idaho’s launch of new suicide prevention hotline - KMVT 11, 7/19/22
988 launched nationwide Saturday. Meet the team on the receiving end of the crisis calls - KIVI, 7/18/22
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Idaho - City of Boise, 7/18/22
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now available to Idahoans having a behavioral health crisis - Ada County Sheriff’s Office, 7/18/22
Just Call 988: New crisis hotline goes live - Idaho Press, 7/16/22
Access to mental health help now just three digits away - KTVB 7, 7/16/22
New 988 mental health and suicide hotline goes live in Idaho today - Idaho Capital Sun, 7/16/22
Mental health crisis hotline launches - Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls Press, 7/16/22
988 crisis hotline launches in Idaho Saturday - 2 Idaho News, 7/15/22
New 988 new national mental health crisis, suicide prevention hotline launces Saturday - KTVB, 7/15/22
Crapo to lead news conference on the 988 suicide & crisis lifeline launch - Sen. Crapo, 7/13/22
New mental health emergency crisis line goes into effect 7/16/22 - Idaho News 6, 7/13/22
Transformational changes in the works for behavioral health in Idaho - Idaho Press, 7/9/22
New name same mission for Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline - KTVB, 5/25/22
Idaho Governor highlights $50M investment in mental health - Associated Press, 4/5/22