Safe messaging best practices: A guide for anyone communicating and writing about Veteran suicide

2019

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Guidelines/Recommendations
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Media portrayals of suicide can influence behavior in a positive manner by encouraging help-seeking or negatively by increasing contagion. Based on the Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide, the following provides guidance for developing messages about Veteran suicide in a safe and ethical manner.