CSP attending Mental Health Awareness Week CSP is excited to be a part of the University of Calgary’s Mental Health Awareness Week.  This week is being hosted by the University Wellness Centre, and is meant to bring awareness of mental health to students across campus.  CSP will have a booth in the Services Fair and will be […]

CSP attends CASP Conference 2012 – Highlights CSP had a great time at the CASP Conference this year in Niagara Falls, ON! We sent our Executive Director, Diane Yackel and Education Director, Mara Grunau. Curriculum Developer Suzanne McLeod and Librarian Robert Olson presented on Cyberbullying and Suicide. CSP Trainer’s Andrea Carlucci and Joan Roy also […]

CSP attending CASP Conference 2012  We’re very excited to announce that the Centre will be presenting twice at the upcoming Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) Conference October 15-17, 2012 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.  Tuesday, October 16 CSP Staff Members Suzanne McLeod, Curriculum Developer and Robert Olson, Librarian will be presenting on the topic, “Cyberbullying […]

CSP receives donation from Silent Auction This past Sunday, September 23, the Centre for Suicide Prevention’s Education Director Mara Grunau was honoured to receive the proceeds of a silent auction at the book launch for "Swallow" by Theanna Bischoff.  The book is about two sisters, one of whom dies by suicide at 19.  Thank you to Theanna […]

World Suicide Prevention Day 2012 The Centre for Suicide Prevention is looking forward to participating in World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10, 2012! CSP will be hosting an Open House to inform guests about suicide prevention and about what we do here at the Centre. This year, we’re offering 3 FREE suicide prevention workshops to […]

Question for AFN Candidate Chiefs Due to the upcoming Assembly of First Nations (AFN) elections, the Centre for Suicide Prevention posed a question to Candidate Chiefs- “How do you see a very real effort (for suicide prevention) being made for your people, our people?” Here’s the full message: Greetings,The Centre for Suicide Prevention would like to […]

What’s New in the Library – June 2012 CSP has had some great acquisitions to our over 45,000 items in the month of June. We’ve added a book about suicide among police by renowned Canadian scholar Antoon Leenars, and a guide to responding to self harm in children and adolescents. Two DVD’s were added, including […]

Annual Report 2011-12 CSP is proud to present to you our 2011-12 Annual Report! This year has been filled with so many exciting new experiences! We’ve been to Ottawa to witness to the Senate, begun a collection of free online resources, been across the country to talk about suicide prevention, trained over 5,500 participants and […]

Training for Trainers Session in Fall 2012 CSP is excited to announce a new opportunity to become a Trainer! We will be hosting a Training for Trainers session in Newfoundland October 29-November 2, 2012. This session is specifically for our Straight Talk: Youth Suicide Prevention and Tattered Teddies: Preventing Suicide in Children Workshops. These workshops […]

Recap: CSP Called to Witness to Senate Committee This past Monday, May 14, 2012 the Centre for Suicide Prevention presented to the Senate Committee for Human Rights on Cyber Bullying and Its Relationship to Suicide. Suzanne McLeod, Curriculum Developer and Robert Olson, Librarian witnessed to the Senate based on our research of Cyber Bullying and […]

CSP called to Witness for Senate Committee The Centre for Suicide Prevention has been honoured to be called to Witness for the Senate Committee of Human Rights. CSP has been summoned to present our research about cyber bullying in relation to suicide and provide recommendations. “A person’s response to bullying and cyber bullying reflects the […]

CSP on CBC’s the Homestretch CSP’s Curriculum Developer Suzanne McLeod was interviewed by Karen Moxley of CBC for a segment called “Suicide rates in native communities." The interview aired April 30, 2012, on the Homestretch and was part of a week- long series on Aboriginal Languages. Suzanne spoke about Aboriginal languages being a form of cultural continuity and […]

CSP attending suicide prevention Think Tank CSP’s Education Director, Mara Grunau, is in Ottawa, Ontario attending a Think Tank session as part of the National Collaborative for Suicide Prevention. The Collaborative is sponsored by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention (CASP), and Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). The Centre for […]

New Additions to the Store We’ve added some great new items to the CSP Store!The “River of Life Poster” features a quote from Elder Casey Eagle Speaker, which is used in our River of Life: Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Online Course. We’ve also added our two Resource Toolkits, which are free to download and are […]

The “Bully” Movie Yesterday CSP Staffers were privileged to attend the advanced screening of the “Bully” movie. This was a great film highlighting the victims of bullying and the devastating measures (including suicide) they take when pushed too far by the mental and physical abuse of their antagonists. The main message of “Bully” is a call […]

New Study released by CMAJ “Suicide among children and adolescents in Canada: trends and sex differences, 1980-2008”  A new study was released today by the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which focused on suicide trends and sex differences over the span of 28 years.  Their interpretation reads: “Our results show that suicide rates in Canada are […]

Spring Workshops Now Posted CSP has just posted our Spring Workshops, including  Straight Talk: Youth Suicide Prevention, Tattered Teddies: Preventing Suicide in Children, and safeTALK: suicide awareness for everyone. Register online here

It’s Everybody’s Business – Learning Symposium Wrap Up Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in our learning symposium last week! It went great! Click here to check out the Symposium website which is now updated with Media Coverage, the Live Twitter Feed of the Symposium, and a Photo Gallery!  New things coming next week […]

It’s Everybody’s Business: Alberta Communities Take Action to Reduce Suicide is 1 Day Away!The Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) and Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR) are doing final preparations for tomorrow’s symposium! We’re all very excited and hope to see you there! Click here to find out more and to register The ACICR ladies […]

New Resource: Plus 65 Resource Toolkit CSP’s latest resource focuses on seniors and suicide.  “People 65 years and older, particularly men, have the highest suicide rate of any other group.” This toolkit contains: Statistics Warning Signs Risk Factors Protective Factors Case Study Click here to download the toolkit  Did you find this resource useful? Check […]

ASIST Training for TrainersCentre for Suicide Prevention is pleased to welcome 20 new trainers to our network! These trainers came out of our January 23-27, 2012 ASIST Training for Trainers session in Calgary, Alberta. Congratulations to all of those new ASIST Trainers across the province of Alberta! If you’re interested in becoming a Trainer, check frequently for opportunities.    CSP […]

Support a National Suicide Prevention Strategy In support of the need for a National Suicide Prevention Strategy, the Centre for Suicide Prevention is including information in this email regarding a Private Members Bill by Member of Parliament, Harold Albrecht. Mr. Albrecht believes that the bill will go to second reading and be debated in February. […]

It’s Everybody’s Business: Alberta Communities Take Action to Reduce Suicide  A Learning SymposiumMarch 7-9, 2012   The Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) and the Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR) are pleased to invite you to: It’s Everybody’s BusinessAlberta Communities Take Action to Reduce Suicide, A Learning Symposium, March 7th and 8th, with […]