[Reporting on Suicide. WHO recommendations for the Media.]

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Media Studies
• Psychology

Background:

• Media reporting on suicide can trigger the
• Werther effect
• or protective
• Papageno effect
• highlighting the media's role in suicide prevention.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued recommendations for media professionals on suicide reporting.
• Existing WHO documents have limited accessibility in Spanish due to translation and structural inconsistencies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To create a single, concise Spanish text consolidating WHO recommendations on suicide reporting.
• To improve access and understanding of these guidelines for Spanish-speaking media professionals.
• To support suicide prevention efforts through informed media practices.

Main Methods:

• A formal, structured procedure combining scientific and linguistic criteria was employed.
• Recommendations from multiple WHO documents were synthesized.
• Content was organized into clear categories: 'what to do', 'what not to do', and 'other recommendations'.

Main Results:

• A unified, concise Spanish document containing WHO suicide reporting recommendations was successfully developed.
• The synthesized text addresses accessibility issues for Spanish-speaking media.
• Recommendations are categorized for ease of use and understanding.

Conclusions:

• The consolidated Spanish document serves as a valuable resource for media professionals.
• It can be utilized for training and disseminating best practices in suicide reporting.
• The resource supports research and contributes to suicide prevention initiatives.