This webinar is about what happens to a student after a referral to services has been made and how to re-integrate that student into your classroom post-treatment. Click here for the link to our webinar: http://bit.ly/11WWI5C 

The latest issue of InfoExchange is out! This issue examines different theorists in suicide research and how our understanding of suicidal behaviour is ever-evolving.  You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/iE17theories    Please join the conversation and leave your comment!

We’ve just revised and expanded our Men & Suicide Resource Toolkit! This toolkit deals with the demographic at the highest risk for suicide – men. You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/MenAtRisk

October 22-24, 2014 CSP attended the CMHA National Conference in Calgary, Alberta. The keynote speakers were very informative and gave great first hand accounts of what it is like to live with mental health issues and how to deal with them effectively! Deputy Mayor Ward Sutherland welcoming everyone to the conference.  Leonard Bastien performing Aboriginal […]

Image courtesy of Music 4 Life Facebook page CSP was happy to attend the Music 4 Life event fundraiser for CMHA Calgary and the Centre for Suicide Prevention. Thank you to the I Will Survive Association for proceeds from the event. And thank you for once again creating awareness and reducing stigma of mental illness!   CSP […]

CSP staffers had a potluck yesterday when we “Dressed for the Cause” of finding a cure for breast cancer! Donations were given to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. 

29 September 2014 Dear Friends,   We have some very exciting news! Big changes are afoot at the Centre for Suicide Prevention. Our Executive Director of 13 years, Diane Yackel, is retiring and Mara Grunau, our former Education Director, has been unanimously appointed to be our new Executive Director. We’re glad to keep Diane on part […]

CSP was happy to attend the SAIT Student Association’s World Suicide Prevention Day event! Thanks to SAITSA for inviting us and thanks to everyone who stopped by!  WSPD Poster Image obtained from: http://saitsa.com/event/world-suicide-prevention-day/ 

Thank you to everyone who has submitted! Here are the submissions and the winners! !!WINNER!!Submitted by: Calgary ReadsDescription: Reading inspires hope. “Hope arouses like nothing else can a passion for the possible.”Our lego highlights these two key words and they lead into our reading place. (Experiences and environments that we are proto-typing in five Calgary […]

The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day is connectedness. CSP wants to build connectedness through play this year by having a Lego Building Contest! If your organization is interested in participating, reply to this email with an image of a Lego structure you built together! We will post all entries to the gallery on our website.  We […]

One outcome of the tragedy of Robin William’s death is that people want to talk and learn about suicide and Education is KEY in preventing suicide! In the recent days we have had the opportunity to speak with several media outlets and educate the public about suicide and suicide prevention.  Talk about depression with men in […]

Stampede is over now but CSP Staff were sure to enjoy it while it lasted! We attended events hosted by Alberta’s Chief Medical Examiner, the Women Centre of Calgary, and the Kahanoff Centre. Thank you to everyone for the great events!  The above images are from our building lunch (the Kahanoff Centre).  Top image (from […]

Our 2013-14 Annual Report is now available for download here: http://bit.ly/KwfJ4a  We believe that suicide is everybody’s business, and suicide prevention is everybody’s responsibility. Check out our annual report to see what we’ve done in the past year to increase awareness and reduce the stigma around the 2nd leading cause of death in Canada.

Congratulations to our first group of Little Cub Trainers! This is a new workshop that talks about suicide in Aboriginal children, developed by CSP associates Suzanne McLeod, BA, MA, PhD Candidate and Andrea Ingstrup, RN, MN. From left: Liane Mercredi, Telly Hunt, and Carla Cochrane. 

CSP was happy to attend the book launch of “Sick to Death of Silence” hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Calgary. From left: Morgan Craig Broadwidth, Brenda Vanderwal.

The latest issue of InfoExchange is out! This issue explores why people choose to die by suicide by jumping off high structures such as building and bridges. It also looks at the struggle to deter these deaths by erecting barricades. You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/1mDVTDz   Please join the conversation and leave your comment!

Today CSP participated in #HatsOn for Mental Health Day, sponsored by Alberta Teacher’s Association and Canadian Mental Health Association as part of Mental Health Awareness Week (May 5-9). 

Webinar Series: The 5 things we wish all teachers knew about Suicide Over the past year, Centre for Suicide Prevention and Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research, have been offering a webinar series to schools and people who work with children. Please click here to see recordings of our webinars.1. The Five Things We […]

We have released our latest infoExchange. Discussing the connection between natural disasters and suicide. Please click this link to read the full article: http://bit.ly/1hZ3mvZ 

The Centre for Suicide Prevention has just released a new Special Feature. Suicide and the Military. A review and summary of Antoon Leenaars’ book: Suicide Among the Armed Forces: Understanding the Cost of Service. The aim of the book is to make suicide in the Armed Forces more visible. Please click this link to read […]

The first annual I Will Survive Music4Life Concert Series is still being talked about and celebrated for the great success of its premiere.On December 12, 2013, a cheque in the amount of $20,000 was presented to the Centre for Suicide Prevention and the Canadian Mental Health Association Calgary Region. An incredibly big thank you to […]

On Saturday November 9th, I Will Survive Music4Life Concert Series had its premiere. The debut was a great success with a packed house and professional local talent from Kevin Arsenault, Zoo Lion, and Stoning Mary, that had the whole place rocking! A special thanks to the organizers of I Will Survive Music4Life Concert Series (shown in the first photo) […]

Robert Olson, Centre for Suicide Prevention Librarian and Writer, speaks and answers questions about his presentation on Suicidal Contagion and Suicide Clusters at the 2013 SPCCH Conference in Hamilton, Ontario, November 19th. To read his Information Resource about Suicide Contagion and Clusters click here: Contagion and Clusters