Dr Anna Ross
@anna-ross.bsky.social
PhD, Mental health researcher @ University of Melbourne Centre for Mental Health | Tackling media-based stigma towards people with mental illness
With #socialmedia now the most popular news source in Australia 📰, our latest research investigated how #mentalillness and #suicide in are portrayed in Facebook news posts 🗨️.
@mindframemedia.bsky.social @SANEAustralia
Read the full-text for free: go.unimelb.edu.au/ca7p
@mindframemedia.bsky.social @SANEAustralia
Read the full-text for free: go.unimelb.edu.au/ca7p
Portrayal of mental illness and suicide in Facebook posts by Australian news organisations: Journal of Mental Health: Vol 0, No 0
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July 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
With #socialmedia now the most popular news source in Australia 📰, our latest research investigated how #mentalillness and #suicide in are portrayed in Facebook news posts 🗨️.
@mindframemedia.bsky.social @SANEAustralia
Read the full-text for free: go.unimelb.edu.au/ca7p
@mindframemedia.bsky.social @SANEAustralia
Read the full-text for free: go.unimelb.edu.au/ca7p
Guidelines are helping the media cover attacks like Bondi Junction the right way @wakeinfright.bsky.social
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Guidelines are helping the media cover attacks like Bondi Junction the right way
There are guidelines for reporting links between violence and mental health, but when the pressure is on, does the media follow them, ask University of Melbourne experts?
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July 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Guidelines are helping the media cover attacks like Bondi Junction the right way @wakeinfright.bsky.social
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New publication with @wakeinfright.bsky.social 🎉
Bondi Junction stabbings: Did guidelines for responsible reporting on mental illness and crime work?
In short: They mostly worked, but there's room for improvement to further de-stigmatise mental illness.
Read the abstract: go.unimelb.edu.au/7ahp
Bondi Junction stabbings: Did guidelines for responsible reporting on mental illness and crime work?
In short: They mostly worked, but there's room for improvement to further de-stigmatise mental illness.
Read the abstract: go.unimelb.edu.au/7ahp
June 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New publication with @wakeinfright.bsky.social 🎉
Bondi Junction stabbings: Did guidelines for responsible reporting on mental illness and crime work?
In short: They mostly worked, but there's room for improvement to further de-stigmatise mental illness.
Read the abstract: go.unimelb.edu.au/7ahp
Bondi Junction stabbings: Did guidelines for responsible reporting on mental illness and crime work?
In short: They mostly worked, but there's room for improvement to further de-stigmatise mental illness.
Read the abstract: go.unimelb.edu.au/7ahp