Media Guidelines The media plays a significant role in today's society by providing a wide range of information in a variety of ways. They strongly influence community attitudes, beliefs, and behavior. In light of that influence, the media can also play an important role in the prevention of suicide. The links above provide important guidelines for the media providing an understanding of the active role the media can play in the prevention of suicide and the need for care and caution when featuring suicide in the media.

Media guidelines have been released from a number of sources. The following links will take you to those press releases in addition to the actual "media guidelines" established by partnering organizations.
suicide-release.pdf (175K)                guidelines809.pdf (181K)
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Press Coverage What are the Florida newspapers reporting about suicide? Here you will find the links to online news articles about suicide and suicide prevention that has been published by local newspapers within the state.

When you find an article from your local newspaper, please email us the link, so that we may include it here.

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2008

Feb 14, 2008 - "WWSB TV - CH 7", Sarasota, FL
Fla. National Guard plans suicide prevention program
The Florida National Guard says it will soon launch a suicide-prevention program for the 9,000 troops it has deployed since 2003. The program will teach leaders within the Guard down to the squad level to recognize symptoms of mental health problems and get help from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Feb 13, 2008 - "St. Petersburg Times", St. Petersburg, FL
Fla. Guard to launch program on suicide
The aim is to provide mental health help to returning troops. In the military, telling someone they might need to see a psychiatrist is not always an easy sell. Few admit depression because they think it's a career ender. That's a barrier the Florida National Guard says it wants to eliminate.