Resource Tag: INTERNET ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the concerns raised by Niederkrotenthaler et al. regarding my reanalysis of increases in adolescent suicide attributable to the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. I respond to their concerns in general and then point by point.

In late March 2017, Netflix released Season 1 of the TV series 13 Reasons Why (13RW) globally and sparked immediate criticism from suicide prevention organizations due to the potential risk of the series to trigger contagion effects (Arendt et al., 2017). The series’ main character, 17-year-old Hannah Baker, experiences many stressors typical of adolescent age (e.g., mistreatment by her […]

The Mental Health Media Guide is a groundbreaking and comprehensive resource to help content creators expand positive mental health portrayals. Entertainment media has the power to shift culture around mental health, influencing  audience perceptions and the way we speak up, seek help, and support others.

Objective Workers of the Australian entertainment industry exhibit disproportionately high rates of impaired psychological wellbeing and suicidal behaviors, with such rates being exacerbated by the negative impact of working long and odd hours (Work Scheduling Impact; WSI). Nonetheless, stable and secure social support networks may buffer the risks associated with such systemic difficulties. Methods The […]

Background Guidelines to encourage responsible reporting of suicide in news media are a key component of suicide prevention strategies. Recent guidelines have been developed on portrayal of suicide in entertainment media although the relationship between these portrayals and subsequent suicidal behaviour has received considerably less attention in research. Methods We conducted a systematic review and […]