Irish Examiner wins national award for responsible coverage of mental health

The Irish Examiner has won Headline’s Overall Media Award for responsible coverage of mental health and suicide-related issues in Ireland.

Headline, the national media monitoring programme for mental health and suicide, awarded the prize at the commemoration of its 10th year in operation.

Thousands of articles across print and online media were monitored and compared against international media guidelines on the reporting of mental health and suicide in order to determine the overall award winner.