Citation

Sinyor M, Pirkis J, Picard A, McKeown D, Vincent M, Cheung C, Schaffer A, Fordham J, Mishaiel R, Heisel M. Can. J. Public Health 2016; 107(3): e330-e332.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. mark.sinyor@sunnybrook.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Canadian Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27763851

Abstract

Media reporting on suicide may have harmful and/or protective effects on deaths by suicide, depending on the nature of the coverage. Canada's first forum on this important issue was held in Toronto on November 6, 2015. Participating in the forum were public health policy-makers, mental health and suicide prevention experts and senior media representatives. This commentary summarizes the content of the forum and highlights the need for ongoing collaboration between suicide prevention experts and media professionals aimed at safe and respectful reporting that maintains the public's need to be informed.

Language: en