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You've probably seen posts on social media in the past few days claiming X number of people have died by suicide in a week/month.
It has created problems for people living with mental health issues and suicide ideation - and those who work to help them https://jrnl.ie/5192698
It has created problems for people living with mental health issues and suicide ideation - and those who work to help them https://jrnl.ie/5192698
There is a delicate balance between shining a light on mental health issues, reducing stigma, and not creating problems and pathways.
Most media outlets receive training - everybody @thejournal_ie has.
The influence and impact of news reporting is a heavy responsibility
Most media outlets receive training - everybody @thejournal_ie has.
The influence and impact of news reporting is a heavy responsibility
It is impossible to distill @laurenanna_1's factcheck down to a tweet because it is so nuanced - and it's important to give it time.
Please read it, especially if you've seen or shared those posts. https://jrnl.ie/5192698
Please read it, especially if you've seen or shared those posts. https://jrnl.ie/5192698
Of course, even one suicide is one too many - many people will look at this and say it doesn't matter if the figures are wrong. But it really does. We know from working with organisations about reporting of suicide how much it matters. https://twitter.com/HeadlineIreland/status/1301827669433241601
According to one person today: "We've been fighting a tsunami of false reporting all week."
Think about why they have to fight that - and what they could have been doing instead.
Organisations like @NSRFIreland @NOSPIreland
Think about why they have to fight that - and what they could have been doing instead.
Organisations like @NSRFIreland @NOSPIreland
Most people shared this information from a *really* good and decent place. It is horrific to think of that many people struggling.
Mis/dis-information is often created to make you feel like that by people with different - and not always sound - agendas.
Mis/dis-information is often created to make you feel like that by people with different - and not always sound - agendas.
These particular claims were compared to Covid-19 death numbers in many of the posts.
They were also used to undermine the media and health service - with a lot of 'not a mention anywhere' comments.
They were also used to undermine the media and health service - with a lot of 'not a mention anywhere' comments.
This is our advice to spot those red flags.
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