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[Headlines] (HL-의학/건강/운동) Media Should Not ＇Sensationalize＇ Suicide
최고관리자  |  17-09-16 11:38

In the United States, September is Suicide Prevention Month. The World Health Organization says that every year about 800,000 people commit suicide around the world. September 10 was international suicide prevention day. To mark that day in 2017, the WHO stressed the important part that the media can play in stopping people from taking their own lives. The WHO reports that for every suicide, 20 other people attempt to take their own lives. These people are mostly young. The WHO says suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 29 years. The health organization also finds most suicides -- more than 78 percent -- happen in low-and middle-income countries. Issues that put people at risk include mental problems as well as depression and anxiety resulting from alcohol use. WHO also states growing evidence shows that the media can play an important role in preventing suicide. The role media can play is to responsibly report on the problem.
* suicide prevention = 자살 예방/ commit suicide = 자살하다/ mark = (중요 사건을) 기념[축하]하다/ take one's own life = 자살하다/ leading cause = 주된 원인/ low-and middle-income = 저소득 중산층/ put ~ at risk = ~을 위험에 빠뜨리다/ result from ~ = ~의 결과로(원인에서) 발생하다/ growing evidence = 분명한 증거/ play a role = 역할을 하다, 한몫을 하다

Alexandra Fleischmann is a scientist in the WHO’s department of mental health and substance abuse. Fleischmann tells VOA that people are often unwilling to talk about suicide because of the stigma. She says journalists can help to overcome this taboo by encouraging people to seek help and to speak openly about their distress. "It is also important to stress that the encouragement to work with the media and not just to talk about the don'ts. Don't put it in the headlines. Don't put the picture of the person who died. Don't sensationalize it. Don't glamorize it." WHO also warns that when the media reports on suicide in an exciting or attractive way, it may put others at risk.
* mental health = 정신 건강/ substance abuse = 약물 남용/ stigma = 오명/ overcome = 극복하다/ taboo = 금시 (사항)/ encourage = 격려[고무]하다, 용기를 북돋우다/ speak openly = 공개적으로 말하다/ distress = (정신적) 고통, 괴로움/ work with ~ = ~와 함께 일하다/ sensationalize = 선정적으로 다루다[표현하다]/ glamorize = 미화하다