Nationwide Children's Hospital researchers lead Ohio and the country on media suicide reporting guidelines

Voices For Suicide Prevention · Sep 30, 2024 · 59m

When was the last time you clicked on a story knowing full well it was pure clickbait but you wanted a quick smile during your day and that story did its job! Hey, we all do it. From a changing mainstream media landscape to algorithmic calculations for your social media feeds, companies know two things: our time is valuable and our attention spans are short. However, when it comes to reporting on something as tragic and often as jarring as suicide, a quick social media post can actually cause more harm than good. Fortunately, a team of researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital received a…