Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 2, 2026

Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors
Published on: February 26, 2011
Towards a shared understanding: Perspectives from Toronto's first media forum for suicide prevention
Mark Sinyor1, Jane Pirkis, André Picard
1Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. mark.sinyor@sunnybrook.ca.
Abstract:
Media reporting on suicide may have harmful and/or protective effects on deaths by suicide, depending on the nature of the coverage. Canada's first forum on this important issue was held in Toronto on November 6, 2015. Participating in the forum were public health policy-makers, mental health and suicide prevention experts and senior media representatives. This commentary summarizes the content of the forum and highlights the need for ongoing collaboration between suicide prevention experts and media professionals aimed at safe and respectful reporting that maintains the public's need to be informed.
Related Concept Videos
Dimensions of Health and Illness
Depression: Overview
Community Based Intervention
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
Self-Help Support Groups
Accessibility and Cost-Effectiveness
One of the primary strengths of self-help...
Social Foundations of Self IV: Self in Digital Communication
Introspection

