Chloe Chang Sorensen, lead developer of TEMPOS, discusses ways we can put TEMPOS in action and how public health and suicide prevention professionals can use TEMPOS to develop more targeted interventions when working with media partners on their reporting on suicide.

For media producers who are covering stories about suicide or suicidal ideation, a wealth of scientific literature shows that language and framing of these narratives have serious impacts. Vicki Harrison and Song Kim, leaders of the Media and Mental Health Initiative, are quoted in this article on the subject.

The Media and Mental Health Initiative provided advisory on the development of best practices on what media organizations can do to frame stories that protect the mental health of their readers and viewers.

Dr. Steven Adelsheim writes, “For psychiatrists, it is a critical professional responsibility to educate our media partners about the risk of suicide contagion and encourage journalists to follow the reporting recommendations to help save lives.”

Dr. Victor Schwartz discusses how media—including entertainment venues—can promote positive messages about mental health.

This article showcases the wide discussion on the idea that for many young people, Instagram can hurt their self-image. Vicki Harrison illuminates the voices of youth she works with about their challenges with navigating the platform and talks about the mission of GoodforMEdia.

Dr. Victor Schwartz discusses the interaction between media portrayals of mental illness and stigma, understanding media influenced suicide contagion, and a best practice model for safely reporting and portraying suicide in the media.

Program Director, Vicki Harrison served as an expert panelist on Oct 6, 2021 for “Looking Back and Moving Forward: Children’s Pandemic Experiences So Far and Where to Go From Here,” a Children and Screens Ask The Experts webinar, during which an interdisciplinary panel of experts discussed the physical, mental, and social impacts of COVID-19 for young people. From exploring what we’ve learned about virtual learning to the increased need for media literacy, the panelists shared information and advice to support youth through the next phase of the pandemic.

Vicki Harrison, Program Director for Stanford Psychiatry's Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing presents #GoodforMEdia the peer-mentoring platform designed and developed at Stanford with young people 16-25.

Victor Schwartz speaks at the International Center for Journalists about the importance of safe, responsible reporting of suicide. “Everything that is the natural impulse of a journalist in writing a really good story is problematic when reporting on suicide. The media guidelines are meant to direct the writer away from those kinds of impulses so that the audience does not identify with the events of the story or with the person.”