What's the Story?
This is the web version of 'What's the Story: Reporting mental health and suicide'. To access each of the sections, please use the links below. An overview of the document is also available.
Contents
ForewordIntroduction
It could be you...
Why else should you care?
Key facts about mental health
Care in and out of the community
Reporting mental health and violence
The dos and don'ts of covering violence
Violence and mental illness: the facts
Violence: the other side of the story
Reporting suicide
The dos and don'ts of covering suicide
Language and terminology
Industry codes of practice
Diagnoses
Contacts
Getting your copy of What's the Story
Electronic versions of What's the Story can be downloaded from the Shift Media Network.An e-book version of What's the Story for iPhones, iPads and other ePUB-compatible mobile phones and e-readers is also available. More information
Journalists in England can request a free paper copy of What's the Story by sending their postal address to shift@nmhdu.org.uk.
About What's the Story
What’s the Story is produced by Shift, the Department of Health-funded campaign to tackle the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.For more information about Shift and our work, visit our website: www.shift.org.uk
