Media • Public Awareness • Data

Media Resources

Approved Lifeline materials, responsible reporting guidance, public awareness graphics, videos, quick facts, media monitoring, data highlights, and selected reference links for journalists, partners, researchers, students, and advocates.

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For journalists and media professionals

Lifeline is a volunteer-driven organisation

Lifeline is a volunteer-driven charity organisation that befriends the despairing and suicidal through a confidential, anonymous and toll-free listening service. Media coverage should reflect that Lifeline’s work is made possible through trained volunteers, community support, donations, and public awareness.

When referring to the organisation, please use Lifeline. Avoid outdated or informal variations of the name.

Use this support line in stories

If your story discusses suicide, despair, crisis, or mental health distress, include help-seeking information.

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Resource Areas

This page keeps resources in one place without adding more items to the main website menu.

Responsible reporting on suicide

Reporting on Suicide and Mental Health

Suicide is a public health issue. Media coverage can either increase harm or encourage persons in distress to seek support. Use safe, factual and hopeful reporting.

Avoid

  • Details of the method or location.
  • Sensational or dramatic headlines.
  • Publishing suicide notes or private messages.
  • Reducing suicide to one simple cause.
  • Stigmatising language such as “committed suicide”.
  • Images or language that may distress loved ones.

Use Instead

  • Factual, non-sensational and compassionate language.
  • Messages of hope and help-seeking.
  • General details only, where necessary.
  • Person-first language.
  • Phrases such as “died by suicide” or “took his/her life”.
  • Local support information at the end of the report.

International media guidance

The World Health Organization provides a resource for media professionals on responsible reporting of suicide.

View WHO Media Resource
Media tracking tool

What’s in the News

Recent local media stories related to mental health, suicide prevention, crisis support, trauma, bullying, domestic violence and other social stressors.

Stories are displayed for awareness and monitoring only. Lifeline encourages responsible, hopeful reporting that signposts support and avoids sensational or harmful details.
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TTT Live May 16, 2026
Youth / Child Safety

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Social Media Graphics

These campaign materials may be shared to support public awareness, volunteer recruitment, help-seeking and suicide prevention. Please do not alter Lifeline’s helpline information, logo or safety messages.

Suicide prevention awareness

What are the Suicide Warning Signs? Campaign

This campaign helps people recognise common warning signs and encourages early support. It should be shared with care, hope and a reminder that support is available.

Lifeline suicide warning signs graphic

Suitable for Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
Dimensions: 1080 × 1080 px JPEGs

Help-seeking awareness

Tough Times Campaign

This campaign highlights difficult moments and encourages people facing challenges to reach out for support, regardless of the stage of life they are in.

Lifeline Tough Times campaign graphic

Suitable for Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
Dimensions: 1080 × 1080 px JPEGs

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Videos and Social Media Platforms

Share Lifeline videos and follow Lifeline online to support public education, volunteer awareness, suicide prevention, and help-seeking messages.

Featured Video

A Normal Day

A Lifeline awareness video that can be used to support public education and encourage persons in distress to reach out for support.

Data, research and public context

Quick Facts, Data Highlights and Reference Links

This section supports journalists, students, researchers, partners and advocates who want wider context on mental health and suicide prevention. Public data should be used carefully, without sensationalising suicide, identifying individuals, or presenting distress as entertainment.

Lifeline Data

Our Statistics

View Lifeline’s public statistics and service-related information. This should be used to understand Lifeline’s work and the need for volunteer-driven emotional support.

View Our Statistics
Responsible Use

Using Suicide Prevention Data

Use data to inform understanding, not to sensationalise deaths. Avoid case-level details, speculation, identifying information, and unnecessary references to method or location.

Read Reporting Guidance
Parliament

Discrimination and Access to Mental Health Care

Joint Select Committee report on the discrimination faced by persons with mental illness and the ability to access quality mental health care.

View Parliamentary Report
Parliament

Mental Health and Wellness Services

Joint Select Committee report on mental health and wellness services and facilities in Trinidad and Tobago.

View Parliamentary Report
Care Directory

FindCareTT

FindCareTT provides information on care services, support options, helplines and related health resources in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Helplines

FindCareTT Helplines

A public directory of helplines and support contacts that may be useful for persons seeking assistance or for media including help-seeking information.

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Health Services

Regional Health Authorities

A reference page for Regional Health Authorities and public health service information in Trinidad and Tobago.

View Regional Health Authorities
Youth Resource

Young Caribbean Minds

A digital mental health and protection hub for children, young people, and the adults who support them, developed with regional partners.

Visit Young Caribbean Minds
Regional Psychology

Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations

A regional alliance of national psychological associations promoting psychology and the professional status of psychologists in the Caribbean.

Visit CANPA
Professional Association

Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologists

The professional organisation representing psychologists in Trinidad and Tobago, supporting the advancement and diffusion of psychology.

Visit TTAP
International Guidance

WHO Media Resource

International guidance for media professionals reporting on suicide responsibly and safely.

View WHO Resource
Public Awareness

Warning Signs Resource

A downloadable one-page warning signs graphic for public awareness, education and safe sharing.

Download Warning Signs
Volunteer Resource

Volunteer Guide

A public-facing guide to Lifeline’s volunteer journey, principles, practices, confidentiality promise, Friends Track, Listener Track, and volunteer expectations.

Download Volunteer Guide
Lifeline Principles

Principles, Practices and Policies

Learn more about Lifeline’s approach to confidentiality, emotional support, Caller self-determination, volunteer conduct, and safe service delivery.

View Principles and Practices
Additional support near you

Find Public Health Facilities Near You

Lifeline provides confidential emotional support. Some persons may also need professional, medical, social, or community-based support. This FindCareTT map can help members of the public locate public health facilities across Trinidad and Tobago.

Public health support directory

Regional Health Authority Facilities

This FindCareTT resource helps you explore public health facilities through Trinidad and Tobago’s Regional Health Authorities.

You can use the map to search across:

  • North West Regional Health Authority
  • North Central Regional Health Authority
  • Eastern Regional Health Authority
  • South West Regional Health Authority
  • Tobago Regional Health Authority
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact emergency services. For emotional support, Lifeline remains available through its confidential hotline at 800-5588 or 866-5433.
Map and directory resource provided by FindCareTT .
Using Lifeline materials

Sharing and Attribution Guidance

Lifeline materials may be shared for public awareness, education and community support. Please keep messages accurate, hopeful and safe.

You may

  • Share Lifeline graphics, videos and awareness posts.
  • Use resources in schools, workplaces, NGOs and community settings.
  • Include Lifeline’s helpline numbers in awareness content.
  • Credit Lifeline when reposting materials.

Please do not

  • Alter helpline numbers, safety messages or the Lifeline logo.
  • Present Lifeline materials as your own original work.
  • Use resources in political, misleading or harmful contexts.
  • Remove messages of hope or help-seeking information.
Suggested credit line: Shared with credit to Lifeline. For confidential emotional support, call 800-5588 or 866-5433.
Awareness calendar

Mental Health and Awareness Calendar

Use the calendar to plan safe, hopeful and timely public education around mental health, wellbeing, suicide prevention, volunteering and related observances.

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Invite Lifeline to collaborate

If you are requesting an outreach session, school or workplace activity, campaign support, community event or partnership opportunity, please use the Collaborate page.

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