Center for Policy Design and Governance
Research to Practice Brief Series
Impact of Media Guidelines on Suicide-Related Reporting Quality and Suicides: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Simone Scotti Requena, Vikas Arya, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Mark Sinyor, Michiko Ueda, Matthew J. Spittal, & Jane Pirkis
August 2026
This brief summarizes "Impact of media guidelines on suicide-related reporting quality and suicides: A systematic review and meta-analysis," co-authored by Simone Scotti Requena, Vikas Arya, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Mark Sinyor, Michiko Ueda, Matthew J. Spittal, and Jane Pirkis in Crisis.