Investigating the impact of parallel media engagement initiatives on suicide reporting in Canada and Israel
Media engagement appeared to confer benefits in both countries and publication formats. A higher proportion of Canadian articles adhered to several specific recommendations. Our findings must be interpreted in the context of differences in format between major Canadian and Israeli newspapers (broadsheet vs. tabloid) and the much higher total volume of suicide-related articles in Canada.
Authors
- Benjamin I. Goldstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0340-349X)
- Thomas Niederkrotenthaler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9550-628X)
- Marnin J. Heisel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1727-1942)
- Vera Yu Men (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-7146)
- Yossi Levi‐Belz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8865-5639)
- Paul Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8743-7667)
- Donald A. Redelmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4147-3544)
- Ayal Schaffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6220-5042)
- Rosalie Steinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5042-1378)
- Racheli Starostintzki Malonek
- Mark Sinyor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7756-2584)
- Daniella Ekstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-0786)
- Rachel H. B. Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6361-0469)
- Prudence Po Ming Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5083-2291)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ruppin Academic Center (IL)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Wiener Krankenanstaltenverbund (AT)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02886-4
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ruppin Academic Center