Dear Maria Bradshaw

Thank you for your email. We will respond to your request for information in due course.

Yours sincerely
Complaints Committee

-----Original Message-----
From: Maria Bradshaw [mailto:[FYI request #4457 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2016 5:41 p.m.
To: Joy Savage
Subject: Official Information request - Supporting evidence for claims made on Lets Talk About Suicide Safely hosted by Nigel Latta

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

The programme Lets Talk About Suicide Safely was promoted as providing facts rather than opinion. I am requesting copies of supporting evidence for a number of statements Nigel Latta and Annette Beautrais made and references to research studies cited by Beautrais.

The statements in question are:

1. Those working in suicide prevention come across many cases where a newspaper story about suicide is found next to the body of the deceased in cases of completed suicide.

2, That studies show 60% of those making medically serious suicide attempts and completing suicide are depressed at the time of their attempt or death.

3. That medical treatment reduces suicidal behaviour.

4. That untrained support group facilitators cause harm to those they are supporting.

Yours faithfully,
Maria Bradshaw

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Dear Maria

Thanks for your request.

Unfortunately TVNZ does not hold this information and therefore your request is declined under Section 18(g)(i) of the Act.

The Hard Stuff is commissioned by TVNZ which means that we collaborate with the production company, in this case Razor Films. While we have input into the look and feel of the programme, the underlying research and methodology is held by Razor Films.

In accordance with Section 19(b) of the Act we advise that you have the right to seek an investigation and review of the above refusal by making a complaint under Section 28(3) to an Ombudsman.

Regards
Brent

Brent McAnulty
General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Director
D. +64 9 916 7935 M. +64 27 226 4913 W. tvnz.co.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Maria Bradshaw [mailto:[FOI #4457 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2016 5:41 p.m.
To: Joy Savage
Subject: Official Information request - Supporting evidence for claims made on Lets Talk About Suicide Safely hosted by Nigel Latta

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

The programme Lets Talk About Suicide Safely was promoted as providing facts rather than opinion. I am requesting copies of supporting evidence for a number of statements Nigel Latta and Annette Beautrais made and references to research studies cited by Beautrais.

The statements in question are:

1. Those working in suicide prevention come across many cases where a newspaper story about suicide is found next to the body of the deceased in cases of completed suicide.

2, That studies show 60% of those making medically serious suicide attempts and completing suicide are depressed at the time of their attempt or death.

3. That medical treatment reduces suicidal behaviour.

4. That untrained support group facilitators cause harm to those they are supporting.

Yours faithfully,
Maria Bradshaw

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #4457 email]

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https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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