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Isn’t there relatively good science that shows that highlight suicide are associated with spikes in suicide?



It's widely understood in journalism that stories about suicide need to be approached very carefully to avoid the risk of inspiring copycat attempts.

https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2018/10/04/a-guide-to-res...

"More than 50 international studies have found that certain types of media coverage can increase the likelihood of suicide for some individuals."




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