Preventing suicide: a resource for filmmakers and others working on stage and screen (2019)

This booklet aims to provide information for filmmakers and others involved in the creation, development and production of content for screen (e.g. films, series, television programmes) or stage (e.g. theatrical productions) to ensure that portraying suicide on screen and stage is accurate and appropriate and to maximize the positive impact that portrayals of suicide can have, while minimizing any possible negative impacts. An overview of the scientific literature on the impacts of portrayals of suicide on screen is also included.