Quick reference guides

This page features a growing suite of downloadable quick reference guides designed to summarise the Mindframe guidelines and other resources.

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Our words matter: Quick reference guide for researchers

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Our words matter: Quick reference guide for service providers

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Our words matter: Quick reference guide for conferences and events

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Quick reference guide for communicating safely about suicide and self-harm data

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Social media: Quick reference guide for communicating safely about suicide

QRG court reporting

Quick reference guide for court reporting on mental illness

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Quick reference guide for public communication about alcohol and other drugs

Communicating about issues that can be distressing or stigmatising

This suite of resources was developed by Mindframe in partnership with the Black Dog Institute and the National Suicide Prevention Trial Sites to assist safe and sensitive communication about a range of issues.
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Communicating about alcohol and other drugs

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Communicating about financial hardship

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Communicating about natural disaster

Mind Frame BDI A4 Resource Housing and Homelessness 1

Communicating about housing and homelessness

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Communicating about lack of services

Coming soon

The following resources are currently in development:
  • A First Nations guide for truth-telling about suicide
    Developed in partnership with the Centre for Best Practice Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention, this guide is designed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to talk publicly about suicide in a way that is safe for individuals, families and community.
  • A media guide for sharing stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide
    This resource is designed to support journalists interviewing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about suicide.
  • A quick reference Mindframe guide for stage and screen
  • A quick reference guide to reducing stigma in public communications
  • A quick reference guide for public communication about crystal methamphetamine

If you have suggestions for additional resources that may assist you in communicating about any of these themes for particular audiences or within specific contexts, please email us: [email protected]

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