Something to think about when reporting on suicide. Humans are very sensitive to information that tells us what's normal, and what's not normal. Which is to say: it's easy for our brains to translate "x is on the rise" to "everyone is doing it."
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it's a large enough number that many of have been effected by suicide in some way (because no one is an island). But it's rare. And it ought to be rarer.
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The suicide prevention resource center has a helpful guideline on this.pic.twitter.com/O47uVdrC3l
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more here https://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate/library/SafeMessagingrevised.pdf … The language here is tricky because we can't ignore the upward trends, or the recent high-profile tragedies. Hopefully, just being mindful of the language you use can help.
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