Recently, Everymind Suicide Prevention Project Officer, Clare Jones attended the 31st Australian Winter School Conference; a leading national alcohol and other drugs (AOD) conference on behalf of the Mindframe for Alcohol and Other Drugs project.
The Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Awards recognise and reward excellence in stage, screen and radio writers, celebrating the very best in Australian stage and screen writing.
Mindframe reminds media of the importance of responsible coverage of the incident in the Sydney CBD and urges promotion of help-seeking information for vulnerable audiences.
Mindframe cautions Australian media outlets against utilising syndicated news stories that include explicit details of method and means, as this may be of harmful to vulnerable audiences, particularly individuals who are experiencing thoughts of suicide.
Following recent comments by President Trump regarding the tragic mass shootings in the USA, Everymind and SANE Australia have come together this week to jointly urge political representatives and commentators to avoid irresponsible commentary, including inaccurately linking mental illness to violence
Mindframe reminds Australian media to be cautious when using or repeating overseas commentary and media coverage linking recent mass shootings in the United States to mental illness, as doing so may result in stigma.
Mindframe reminds Australian media of the need for responsible reporting of the ongoing actions regarding murder suspects Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod in Canada.
Illawarra Mercury is this year’s winner of the Media LiFE Award, presented at the National Suicide Prevention Conference in Melbourne last night.
Mindframe reminds media of the importance of responsible coverage of the incident at Chatswood Chase and urges promotion of help-seeking information for vulnerable audiences.
Everymind’s, Mindframe team will be in Melbourne this week presenting and engaging with attendees at the 2019 National Suicide Prevention Conference.