Deadline: 12 August 2024
The Keshav Desiraju India Mental Health Observatory is pleased to announce the fourth year of the Project SIREN award for the most sensitive and responsible report on suicide.
The mission is to recognise journalists who promote suicide prevention through responsible reporting. They encourage solution-focused coverage on suicide that explores the social, economic, and cultural facets of the issue.
Project SIREN is committed to advocate for better reporting practices on suicide and sees journalists and media persons as crucial allies to support suicide prevention activities. Responsible and sensitive reporting on suicides can help debunk the various myths on suicides, draw attention to the myriad of personal, social and systemic factors that can lead to an individual taking their lives and highlight that suicides are indeed preventable.
Eligibility Criteria
- The submission criteria are:
- Any report or story that focuses on one or several aspects of suicide and suicide prevention (news articles, general commentary, op-eds).
- Published in English in Indian newspapers or online publications.
- Published between July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
- Please Note:Â mental health experts are not eligible for this award.
For more information, visit Keshav Desiraju India Mental Health Observatory.
