If you, or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 000, visit your nearest hospital emergency or contact any of the crisis support services.
Australian media professionals are reminded to apply Mindframe guidelines when reporting on the death of Matt Dee, including avoiding speculation on the cause of death before this has been confirmed by official sources.
Media professionals should also refer to and apply the Mindframe guidelines Reporting suicide and mental ill-health: A Mindframe resource for media professionals when discussing the suicide deaths and mental health diagnoses of Matt’s brother and sister.
When choosing quotes or details to include, it is important that suicide is not framed as an inevitable consequence of living with complex mental illness.
For more information about complex mental health issues, visit SANE
Support services
Media professionals are also reminded that inclusion of support service details is useful for reporting on any unexpected deaths that may impact the community as well as reporting related directly to suicide and mental health concerns.
A range of organisations are listed on our support services card below. Additional information on help-seeking is available by clicking on the card image.
Mindframe support for media
For free support in reporting safely on stories involving suicide, mental health concerns or alcohol and other drugs:
Email: mindframe@health.nsw.gov.au
Call: 02 4924 6900
Everymind would like to remind all journalists, and managers supporting journalists, that reporting on these kinds of distressing stories and events can impact on the welfare of those covering the story.
In consultation with the DART Centre Asia Pacific, Everymind provides self-care tips for journalists as well as advice for editors and line managers.
Click here to download this free quick reference guide