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Saving Lives in New York Volume 2: Approaches and Special Populations References Allen, John, Enhancing Outreach Efforts through Indigenous Natural Support Networks, (Albany: Project Liberty (OMH), 2003) American Psychological Association & Discovery Health Channel, (APA/DHC) The Road to Resilience (Washington, DC: 2003) American Psychological Association, www.helping.apa.org or 1- 800-964-2000 Discovery Health Channel, Aftermath: The Road to Resilience (Coping with Tragedy, Learning to Live Again) , Broadcast on August 29, 2003 with an encore presentation on September 11, 2003. Erikson, Erik, Childhood and Society (New York: WW Norton, 1985) Gonzales, Laurence, Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003) Grotberg, Edith Henderson, Ph.D., How To Deal with Anything, (New York: MJF Books, Fine Communications, 1999) _________________________, A Guide to Promoting Resilience in Children: Strengthening the Human Spirit (The Hague: Bernard Van Leer Foundation, 1995) (May be downloaded from www. resilnet.uiuc.edu) __________________________ "International Resilience Research Project,” 379-399 . In A.L. Comunian & U. Gielen (eds.) International Perspectives on Human Development (Vienna: Pabst Science Publishers, 2000) LeDoux, Joseph, The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996) ___________, The Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are (New York: Viking, 2002) Pinker, Steven, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (New York: Viking, 2002) Restak, Richard, The Mind (New York: Bantam Books, 1988) Simon, Cecilia Capuzzi, "Adolescents, Sunny Side Up," in Education Life, The New York Times, Section 4A, August 1, 2004. Viscott, David, M.D., Emotional Resilience: Simple Truths for Dealing with the Unfinished Business of Your Past (New York: Random House, 1996) 12 Resilience
Saving Lives in New York Volume 2: Approaches and Special Populations Media Dempsey Rice, M.A. Daughter One Productions, Inc. Brooklyn, New York I. Findings Today’s media play a major role in influencing peoples’ images and ideas about mental illness and suicide. Negative stereotypes are too often the only image the public receives about these subjects and, in effect, become the only sources of their knowledge about them. Many New Yorkers continue to associate mental illness with people who are dangerous and pose a threat to public safety and welfare. The stigma that accompanies mental illness is a major barrier for people who are struggling to manage their illness through medication and therapy. Despite advances in treatment that enable people to live and work successfully in the community, mental illness continues to be regarded as a social disease rather than a neurobiological disorder. This lag in the public mind does a profound disservice to thousands of New York citizens who suffer from a mental illness. Feelings of internalized shame and low self-esteem continue to plague these individuals, compounding the effects of the illness. It contributes to the reality that only 1 person in 5 will seek professional help for an emotional disorder and choose instead to suffer silently, but not painlessly. The media must take responsibility for the misinformation and stereotyping projected daily about people with mental illness, including those who lose their lives to suicide. Fortunately, the potency of the media means they must be part of the solution as well. Research shows that media alone do not cause suicide – healthy people, even teenagers – don’t normally “up and kill themselves” due to what they see or read. But media are unhelpful when they present an inaccurate, overly dramatized image of mental illness and its treatment, thereby discouraging help-seeking. Moreover, media can also play a real role in preventing suicide – compassionate reporting and accurate representation can both educate and reduce stigma, leading to treatment and eventually, healthy people. A. The Annenberg Report (2001) 1. Four years ago, the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the American Association of Suicidology and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, issued a report, Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media. Highlights of the Report are these: • The media can play a powerful role in educating the public about suicide prevention. Stories about suicide can inform readers, viewers, and listeners about the likely causes of suicide, its warning signs, trends in suicide rates, and recent treatment advances. They Media 13
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