Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured:Annual ‘Buddy Up’ campaign aims to encourage men to talk about mental health – Calgary HeraldJune 15, 2022Centre for Suicide Prevention’s annual month-long “Buddy Up” campaign began on June 1. It aims to promote mental-health conversations among men, who have a suicide rate three […]

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: 🇨🇦 Kingsbury, M., Hammond, N., Johnstone, F. & Colman, I. (2022). Suicidality among sexual minority and transgender adolescents: A nationally representative population-based study of youth in Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 194 (22), E767-E774. DOI: […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured: Increasing access to suicide prevention supports – Government of AlbertaJune 10, 2022The Government of Alberta has announced $3 million in funding through their Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Over the next two years, 13 youth-focused community programs will receive funding, including the Centre […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! ‘Know that you aren’t alone’: N.L. launches 5-year suicide-prevention plan – CBCJune 2, 2022Newfoundland and Labrador have released a five-year suicide prevention plan for the province, Our Path to Resilience. There are 12 actions outlined in the plan along with $2.5 million in funding […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured:Airdrie dads promoting men’s mental health by ‘Buddying Up’ – Discover AirdrieMay 26, 2022Men between the ages of 40 and 65 die by suicide at alarming rates – the Buddy Up campaign, which is being highlighted by the Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) in […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured:Annual ‘Buddy Up’ campaign aims to get men talking about mental health – CBCMay 18, 2022Men die by suicide three times more often than women, but it doesn’t have to be that way. The Buddy Up campaign encourages men to reach out to their […]

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Reen, J., Friday, A., & Orji, R. (2022). Saving life and keeping privacy: A study on mobile apps for suicide prevention and privacy policies. International Conference on Persuasive Technology. In Baghaei, N., Vassileva, J., Ali, […]

Join us for the Buddy Up month in June to promote authentic conversations among men and their buddies and raise awareness for the issue of men and suicide. There are lots of ways to get involved!  Learn more at buddyup.ca Become a Champion You don’t need to be a Champion to participate in Buddy Up […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Quebec investing $65 million to reduce suicides – CTV NewsMay 13, 2022Quebec has announced $65 million will go towards a new province-wide suicide prevention strategy. One of the goals of the strategy is to reduce suicide deaths by 10% by 2026, with fewer than […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! More than 200 sailors moved off aircraft carrier after multiple suicides – CNNMay 5, 2022Following three suicide deaths in less than one week last month on US Navy ship USS George Washington, the US Navy has moved more than 200 crew off the ship. […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Sask. families affected by suicide say new prevention plan needed – Regina Leader-PostApril 28, 2022Sally Ratt lost her daughter (age 12) to suicide and in 2016 she advocated for a suicide prevention bill in Saskatchewan. The bill was passed and adopted one year ago, […]

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Is the Opioid Crisis Masking Real Rates of Suicides?– WedMD Health NewsApril 21, 2022This article explores causes of death during the pandemic, specifically, the 3% decrease in suicides and 29% increase in opioid-related deaths in the US in 2020 and 2021. Paul Nestadt, MD, […]

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Cardon, K. (2022). Suicide justice: Adopting Indigenous feminist methods in settler suicidology. Health, 26(1), 66-80. DOI: 10.1177/13634593211046837Indigenous suicide in the United States is analysed through an Indigenous and feminist lens. Abstract – White settler colonies […]

Influential panel raises doubts on youth suicide screening – AP NewsApril 12, 2022The US Preventative Services Task Force posted draft guidance last week suggesting that there’s not enough evidence to recommend regularly screening young people for suicidality if they do not show obvious signs. Many agree that more research is needed but there’s also no […]

Schools face rise in suicides during pandemic: “So many kids are hurting” – CBSApril 7, 2022Clark Country School District in Las Vegas, Nevada, has experienced many student suicides since the beginning of the pandemic. High school teacher Nick Orr says, “I’ve had to work with our social workers more times than I can even count […]

Thank you to Amaranth Foods – 4th Street Market for supporting suicide prevention by donating $583 to Centre for Suicide Prevention through their charity campaign!

To Help Someone Contemplating Suicide, Put Yourself First – Psychology TodayApril 1, 2022People who offer care to those thinking about suicide play an important role in suicide prevention, and this article argues that they’re not getting enough support. Offering help and support to someone who is thinking about suicide can be challenging compared to some […]

Why Conrad Roy’s Mom Is Fighting to Make Suicide Coercion a Crime: ‘I Want My Son to Be Proud of Me’ – PeopleMarch 24, 2022In 2014 Conrad Roy III, 18, died by suicide and in 2017, his former girlfriend Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced 15 months in prison for sending Roy […]

Want to receive this weekly news roundup straight to your inbox? Subscribe today! New outpatient centre in Montreal helps teens in suicidal crisis – Montreal GazetteMarch 18, 2022The Specialized Centre for Adolescent Mental Health (Le SPOT), is a new outpatient centre in Montreal for adolescents who have thought about or attempted suicide. The centre, an […]

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Barcelos, A., Kargas, N., Packham, C., & Mills, D. (2021). Understanding the impact of dog ownership on autistic adults: Implications for mental health and suicide prevention. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02504-8Those experiencing autism are at a […]

After Star Soccer Player’s Suicide, Stanford Acknowledges It Has a Suicide Problem – SFistMarch 10, 2022Katie Meyer, Stanford University’s Women’s Soccer Goalie died by suicide earlier this month. Stanford has experienced a number of student suicides in the past 13 months, and, following Meyer’s death, the university has acknowledged the issue and have “begun recruitment […]

Thank you to Jasper Mettra Pharmacy for their commitment to suicide prevention by displaying Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) resources around their store and for providing Start training to their staff. Their participation is part of CSP’s initiative to provide free suicide prevention materials to pharmacies in Alberta. Suicide prevention in pharmacies can accomplish two […]

Thank you to North Hill Mazda for donating a gift certificate to Boogie’s Burgers for our team as part of their Mazda Local Legends initiative! Their gift was enjoyed over a team meeting.