…outline considerations for collaboration and share additional resources to support decision-making related to school-based suicide prevention work. Ontario Youth Suicide Prevention Life Promotion Collaborative aims to ensure Ontario’s children and…Continue readingNew resource for school-based suicide prevention life promotion initiatives
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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
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)
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
Disproportionately high youth suicide rates in the Aboriginal population
The average rate of suicide in Canada among Aboriginal youth is about five to six times higher than non-Aboriginal youth. Chief Peter Moonias from the Neskantaga First Nation spoke recently…Continue readingDisproportionately high youth suicide rates in the Aboriginal population
Overdose is preventable: know the signs
…a drug-related death. An overdose is a toxic amount of one or more substances that stop the body from working properly. Signs of opioid overdose include: Person is not moving…Continue readingOverdose is preventable: know the signs
New resource to enhance service providers’ understanding of postvention work
…the aftermath of a suicide to best facilitate the healing of individuals from the grief and distress of the loss of a loved one to suicide, prevent suicide among people…Continue readingNew resource to enhance service providers’ understanding of postvention work
Mental health advocate shares inspirational story about struggle with suicide
…on the theme, “The Choices We Make.” Henick explored the stigma that surrounds suicide and the misconception that suicide is a choice similar to other choices we make regularly. “When…Continue readingMental health advocate shares inspirational story about struggle with suicide
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention virtual conference
The Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention are trying something new: they are co-hosting the world’s first virtual conference on the topic of suicide…Continue readingCanadian Association for Suicide Prevention virtual conference
Toronto Star voices a desire for national suicide prevention plan
…people died by suicide. The Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario declared a state of emergency last April after 11 of its youth attempted suicide in just one weekend. Attawapiskat…Continue readingToronto Star voices a desire for national suicide prevention plan