…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
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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
After a suicide: A toolkit for schools (USA)
A toolkit is now available to help guide a school’s actions following the aftermath of suicide or other deaths in the school community. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)…Continue readingAfter a suicide: A toolkit for schools (USA)
2011 CDCP health disparities report highlights suicide (USA)
…segments of the US population. The chapter on the impact of suicide looks at US data from 1999 to 2007. In 2007 suicide was the 11th leading cause of death…Continue reading2011 CDCP health disparities report highlights suicide (USA)
Disproportionately high youth suicide rates in the Aboriginal population
…workers supporting that population. The participants shared knowledge and resources on youth suicide prevention, risk management and postvention in order to build upon previous work and address the gaps in…Continue readingDisproportionately high youth suicide rates in the Aboriginal population
Suicide prevention should be a national health priority
…member’s bill was also tabled for a suicide prevention framework. The framework would: Promote research in suicide Promote knowledge exchange among different jurisdictions Define best practices to prevent suicide The…Continue readingSuicide prevention should be a national health priority
Call for papers: preventing suicide in cultural and ethnic minority groups
…following topics: Risk factors for suicide in aboriginal populations Rates of suicide in aboriginal populations Rates of suicide in ethno-racial/ethnic minority populations Risk factors for suicide in ethnic minority populations…Continue readingCall for papers: preventing suicide in cultural and ethnic minority groups
Right By You Campaign calls for a national investment in youth suicide prevention
…well-being and decrease risky behaviours such as self-harm. Given the promise of a community based approach to suicide prevention, and the need for Canada to address youth suicide prevention in…Continue readingRight By You Campaign calls for a national investment in youth suicide prevention
Suicide Prevention Standards Task Force Begins Work
The Ontario Hospital Association’s (OHA) newly-established Suicide Prevention Standards Task Force has begun its work to develop mandatory suicide prevention standards for hospitals in Ontario. The OHA was asked by…Continue readingSuicide Prevention Standards Task Force Begins Work