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Covering teen suicides: Globe article examines whether it’s right call

The Globe's Steve Ladurantaye traces at least one newspaper's decision (Ottawa Citizen) to break the taboo on covering suicide, in what now seems to be an almost too-frequent trend.  A psychiatry prof who helped draft media guidelines for the Canadian Psychiatric Association about suicide coverage worries that may not be good for the mental health…

The Globe's Steve Ladurantaye traces at least one newspaper's decision (Ottawa Citizen) to break the taboo on covering suicide, in what now seems to be an almost too-frequent trend.  A psychiatry prof who helped draft media guidelines for the Canadian Psychiatric Association about suicide coverage worries that may not be good for the mental health of teens.

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