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## Issues
Commonly referred to in conversation and journalism as "committed suicide" or similar. This has negative connotations with criminality and judgement, and places blame on the individual. Can also be used in combination with a related measure of "success" which promotes suicide as a desirable result.
Commonly referred to in conversation and journalism as "committed suicide", "took their own life", or similar, which can have negative connotations with criminality and judgement, and can place blame on the individual. Can also be used in combination with a related measure of "success" which promotes suicide as a desirable result.
## Impact
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- When discussing suicide, avoid mentioning details of methods used and suggesting that these are "easy" or "painless" to reduce the risk of imitation. Also avoid suggesting that suicide is an "easy way out".
- Avoid speculation over possible triggers: Suicide is complex and not necessarily the result of a single event. Attempting to explain away suicide with a specific cause downplays the wider circumstances and the impact on all those affected.
- Rather than saying that a person "committed suicide", instead say that a person "died by suicide". This frames suicide as a symptom of wider conditions and the individual as a victim rather than a perpetrator.
- Discussing or reporting on suicide can be an opportunity to signpost the support available and educate people about the importance of mental wellbeing.
- Discussing or reporting on suicide can be an opportunity to signpost the support available and educate people about the importance of mental wellbeing.