Jimmy Savile - Channel 5 20.00 tonight 12 March - also to be available on Demand 5

Talking to victims, family members and former colleagues of Savile, this programme considers how such a prolific, high-profile predator went apparently undetected for so long.

Impact of Suicide Reporting in Media - need for more considered reporting to prevent copycat behaviour

Studies have shown that certain media portrayals of suicide are associated with copycat behaviour, resulting in further suicidal behaviour and completed suicides (Sisask & Varnik, 2012). Although the majority of reportings carry no such ‘copycat’ effects, there is evidence that some types of reporting are more likely to than others (such as celebrity suicides) (Stack, 2005). 

 SOURCE: Caroline Tomes in the Mental Elf  22 Jan 2015