• Location:臺灣
• Date: 2023/07/14
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare reiterates the principle of “six no’s and six yes’s” for suicide reports

According to past domestic and international studies, an increase in suicide rates can be observed in the short term when celebrity suicides receive significant media coverage. Seeking help. When the media describe the details of suicide, use sensationalist headlines or images, and publish repeated and extensive sensationalist or glorified suicide stories, there is an increased risk of suicide. However, concise and cautious reporting can change the stigma attached to suicide and encourage those who are suicidal to seek help. 

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the “six no’s and six yes’s” for suicide reporting are as follows:

The "Six No’s":

Do not publish photos or suicide notes.

Do not report the details of how the suicide was committed.

Don’t simplify the reasons for suicide.

Don’t glamorize or sensationalize suicide.

Don’t use religious or cultural stereotypes to interpret.

Don’t overly blame.

The “Six Yes’s”:

When reporting an incident, please discuss it closely with health care professionals.

When referring to suicide, please use the phrase “died of suicide” rather than “successful suicide”.

Please report only relevant information, and on the inside rather than the front page.

Please highlight alternative solutions instead of suicide.

Please provide help phone lines and community resources related to suicide prevention and treatment.

Please report on risk indicators and possible warning signs.

Anyone can experience stressful events that can lead to depression and other emotional reactions. If people find themselves or others around them with suicidal ideation, they should exercise the spirit of a suicide prevention gatekeeper (one ask, two responses, three referrals) and care for their own physical and mental health or that of their friends and relatives, as well as seek immediate medical or psychiatric professional help, or call for help (Reassurance Hotline 1925, Lifeline 1995, and Teacher Chang 1980). We also call on the community to face your friends and relatives with depressive tendencies that the most important thing is to “stop, look and listen”, stop what you are doing, look at your friends and relatives, listen and communicate well. Once again, please respect the relatives and friends of the family of the suicide victim and do not disturb them.