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WHO: Preventing Suicide - A Resource for Filmmakers and Others Working on Stage and Screen
This resource booklet, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and released in October 2019, provides information for filmmakers and others involved in the creation, development and production of content for screen (e.g. films, series, television programmes) or stage (e.g. theatrical productions) to ensure that portraying suicide on screen and stage is accurate and appropriate.
Advances the objective of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goal #4
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