News
2021
Updated guidelines for communicating about eating disorders to promote awareness and decrease stigma
Best practice advice for anyone communicating about eating disorders is now available in a new resource from Mindframe and The National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC).
Media Alert: Advice for communicating on the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on youth mental health
Media and all public communicators are urged to use responsible language on the issue of youth mental health and suicide and the COVID-19 public health orders.
Media Alert: Advice for safe reporting on transmission of COVID-19
Reporting on localised transmission of COVID-19 and compliance with public health orders is of public interest and will continue to receive heightened and ongoing media coverage. Provision of clear and up-to-date information is vitally important for our communities, including the release of some demographic and geographic details.
Mindframe and the Dart Centre Asia Pacific offer support to media reporting on COVID-19
New self-care tips for media professionals offer guidance on how to focus on mental health and wellbeing while continuing to report on COVID-19.
Mindframe at CONVERGE Lismore, First Nations Media Conference 2021
Mindframe is a proud sponsor of CONVERGE Lismore, the First Nations Media National Conference 2021 being held 4-7 May.
Media Alert: Reminder when reporting: Port Arthur 25th anniversary
April 28-29 marks 25 years since 35 people were killed and 23 were wounded at Port Arthur, Tasmania. We ask the media to be mindful of the effect the prominence and quantity of reporting being released may have on the community.
Media Alert: Reminder when reporting: Barossa Valley deaths
While the deaths that occurred recently in the Barossa Valley are of public interest and will receive ongoing media coverage, it is important for media to report on this incident responsibly.
Mindframe releases report on quality of Australian AOD media reporting
Mindframe is pleased announce the release of a media monitoring study building on the evidence-base of the impact the Mindframe approach has on media practice. This piece of work has established a baseline dataset of media entries published prior to the implementation of the Mindframe for Alcohol and Other Drugs guidelines.
Celebrity mental ill-health is not entertainment for the masses
Celebrities often generate significant public interest and news headlines, however when these same individuals experience mental ill-health issues or problems it is important to consider how coverage can avoid causing harm.
Media Alert: Mindframe reminder on reporting suicide and sexual assault
Australian media professionals are reminded to apply the Mindframe guidelines in the ongoing reporting of suicide and sexual assault. While these stories are of public interest, it is important media report responsibly as they continue to develop.
Prominent and sustained coverage and continued public discussion can have an impact on whole communities as well as individuals who have experienced sexual assault, suicide, and mental ill-health.