…life and 200 make a suicide attempt. Suicide occurs across all age, economic, social, and ethnic boundaries. Talking about suicide can provide relief and being a listener is the best…Continue readingCMHA recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
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CMHA recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day
…end their lives and 200 make a suicide attempt. Suicide occurs across all age, economic, social, and ethnic boundaries. Talking about suicide can provide relief and being a listener is…Continue readingCMHA recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day
CMHA recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day
…end their life and 200 make a suicide attempt. Suicide occurs across all age, economic, social, and ethnic boundaries. Talking about suicide can provide relief and being a listener is…Continue readingCMHA recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day
Mental Health and Addictions Issues for Older Adults: Opening the Doors to a Strategic Framework
…which are primarily related to biological aging or circumstances associated with later life; Those older adults dealing with concurrent disorders. Mental Health Disorders in Older Adults • Depression • Suicide…Continue readingMental Health and Addictions Issues for Older Adults: Opening the Doors to a Strategic Framework
Ontario’s Youth Suicide Prevention Plan
In Ontario, 10 percent of students had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year and three percent reported a suicide attempt. Suicide is five to seven times higher for…Continue readingOntario’s Youth Suicide Prevention Plan
Is suicide contagious?
A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) finds that youth who are exposed to suicides among their peers are more at risk for suicides themselves. This…Continue readingIs suicide contagious?
Depression warning sign for dementia in elderly women (USA)
Researchers in the Department of Mental Health at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland recently released the results of their study of more than 300…Continue readingDepression warning sign for dementia in elderly women (USA)
Health Canada announces new warning label for antipsychotic medications
On June 15, 2011 Health Canada announced that it will require antipsychotic medications to carry new label warnings of potential risks to newborns. The move follows a similar decision by…Continue readingHealth Canada announces new warning label for antipsychotic medications
International experts urge connectedness and community support on World Suicide Prevention Day
…strengthen resilience and prevent suicide. In Canada, approximately 4,000 people die by suicide every year, and suicide is the second-most common cause of death among young people. A new report…Continue readingInternational experts urge connectedness and community support on World Suicide Prevention Day
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