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Mindframe works to support stage and screen professionals to continue to include fresh and original portrayals of suicide and mental health concerns that are accurate and authentic.
Mindframe stage and screen guidelines
The Mindframe guidelines provide information on:
- Contextual information about mental health concerns and suicide
- Audience impact
- Key issues to consider when developing a storyline, which includes suicide or mental health concerns
- Common misconceptions of mental health concerns and suicide
- Facts and statistics on mental health concerns and suicide.
Working on a project that portrays suicide or mental health concerns?
The Mindframe team can help with development of initial concepts, put you in touch with relevant experts and review scripts and footage to ensure they won’t cause harm to audiences.
Reach out to the Mindframe team for assistance.
Mindframe: Quick reference guide for depicting suicide on stage and screen
Use this quick reference guide with the Mindframe guidelines to safely and accurately depict stories of suicide on stage and screen.
This guide has been developed to support those involved in creating, commissioning, editing and advertising content for stage and screen to tell stories of suicide in a safe and sensitive way. This guide is based on the evidence that problematic depictions of suicide can lead to further suicidal behaviour and increase stigma.
