…who have thoughts of suicide; and learn how to connect a person who has thoughts of suicide to a caregiver for intervention. ASIST training for the Players Support Networ CMHA…Continue readingCMHA Ontario and the OHL team-up to promote suicide awareness, mental health of young athletes
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Immediate time after hospital discharge poses high suicide risk (England)
…did not complete suicide, to determine risk factors. The findings indicate that the risk factors for higher suicide post-discharge (defined as a period of up to two weeks after release…Continue readingImmediate time after hospital discharge poses high suicide risk (England)
StatsCan data for 2009 Canadian suicide rates
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) has released data on 2009 suicide rates in Canada. In that year, there were 3,890 suicides in Canada. The rate for men (17.9 per cent per 100,000…Continue readingStatsCan data for 2009 Canadian suicide rates
Aboriginal youth suicide prevention program
…youth at risk of suicide; warning signs; legal responsibilities of working with youth at risk of suicide; and three levels of suicide response – prevention, intervention and postvention. The course…Continue readingAboriginal youth suicide prevention program
World Suicide Prevention Day highlights strategies to prevent loss
…on Sept. 10 to commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day. More than 800,000 people worldwide – including about 4,000 Canadians – die by suicide every year. World Suicide Prevention Day is…Continue readingWorld Suicide Prevention Day highlights strategies to prevent loss
Addressing youth suicide: the second leading cause of death for young people
The Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health has launched a toolkit called, “Together to Live: A toolkit for addressing youth suicide in your community”. The purpose…Continue readingAddressing youth suicide: the second leading cause of death for young people
Middle-aged suicide rates increase dramatically (USA)
…challenges of the past decade played a role in the upsurge in suicide rates, as depressed business cycles have historically correlated with increased suicide rates. Furthermore, the increased availability of…Continue readingMiddle-aged suicide rates increase dramatically (USA)
CMHA commemorates World Suicide Prevention Day
…(WSPD) on September 10. The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) estimates that each day in Canada, 11 people end their life and 210 make a suicide attempt. Suicide occurs…Continue readingCMHA commemorates World Suicide Prevention Day
Federal framework for suicide prevention
…the federal government to assign an overseeing body to: provide guidelines to improve public awareness and knowledge about suicide, disseminate information about suicide, including information concerning its prevention, make existing…Continue readingFederal framework for suicide prevention
Federal framework for suicide prevention passes Second Reading
…issue; Provision of guidelines to improve public awareness around suicide; Dissemination of information about suicide and suicide prevention; Release of public statistics around suicide, and its risk factors; Promoting collaboration…Continue readingFederal framework for suicide prevention passes Second Reading