Centre for Suicide Prevention is an education centre, a centre of excellence, based in Calgary.
Suicide is preventable
People who think about suicide don’t want to die – they want the pain of living to end.
Caring interventions save lives
The vast majority of people who receive a caring intervention do not re-attempt. People considering suicide want an active listening ear more than anything else.
You can help
Caring conversations are powerful connectors – learn how to identify someone who is struggling and skillfully respond.
Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week: Winnipegger’s unique sweater honours friend, raises money for suicide prevention – CBCJasmine Laine lost her ...
Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! N.W.T. fishing camp creating community for active and veteran military members – CBCNovember 17, 2023Jocelyn Démétré served in Afghanistan and after his deployments, found that he struggled with adapting ...