Weekly News Roundup Mar. 9-15, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured: Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families collaborates with Veterans and Family members in developing suicide prevention resources – Atlas Institute for Veterans and FamiliesMarch 13, 2024Centre for Suicide Prevention and Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families have developed a suite of Military and […]

Resources for Veterans and Families

We’ve developed a suite of Military and RCMP Veteran and Family suicide prevention resources in collaboration with Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families. Military and RCMP Veterans and suicide prevention: A toolkit Preventing Veteran suicide and promoting mental health among Veterans is vital. Veterans are more likely than the civilian population to experience traumatic events […]

Research Roundup – March 2024

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month. Subscribe to receive the research roundup straight to your inbox! Small, L.A. et al. (2024). Gender-based violence and suicide among gender-diverse populations in the United States. Archives of Suicide Research, 28(1), 107–122.https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2022.2136023 Gender-diverse populations are analyzed, […]

Thank you to The Kinkonauts

Kinkonauts: Calgary’s Improv Lab performed a 26-hour improv comedy show from Feb 2 to 3 in support of Centre for Suicide Prevention. This event raised $2000 for Centre for Suicide Prevention. Thank you to the Kinkonauts for presenting this marathon comedy show and to everyone who purchased tickets, the proceeds of which came to Centre […]

Weekly News Roundup Mar. 2-8, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured: United Way, CPS and City collaborate to coordinate community supports. – City of CalgaryMarch 7, 2024As part of the implementation of recommendations made in a 2020 report by PolicyWise for Children & Families and Centre for Suicide Prevention, Transforming Calgary’s Crisis Response System: […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 24 – Mar. 1, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Clearing the air reduces suicide rates – The CurrentFebruary 29, 2024A new study has found a link between air pollution and suicide rates. Researchers say that environmental factors play a role not only in physical health but also in mental health. They posit that […]

Run for Life 2024

Join Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) on a journey from darkness into light to remember loved ones lost to suicide and raise awareness for prevention during the 7th annual Run for Life from September 21-28, 2024. Run for Life is a hybrid event: Participate in-person at the Calgary Run for Life event on Saturday, Sept. […]

Run for Life social kit 2024

We encourage you to raise awareness for Run for Life 2024 on social using #RunforLife2024. Create your own posts, use your own photos, or use the sample posts we’ve created for you below! Share on social Copy and paste any of the posts below to share on your social media, or come up with your […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 17-23, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! The Finnish miracle: how the country halved its suicide rate – and saved countless lives– The GuardianFebruary 22, 2024Thirty years ago, Finland had one of the highest suicide rates in the world, but since then, the country has implemented national initiatives and interventions that […]

Thank you to Ride the Ranch

Ranchman’s Calgary‘s Ride the Ranch event, hosted on Jan. 14, raised over $4300 for Centre for Suicide Prevention! Thank you to event partners Exposure Essentials, YYC Cycle, Ranchman’s Calgary, and Two Small Men with Big Hearts Moving Company and thank you to everyone who participated and made a donation.

Research Roundup – February 2024

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month. Subscribe to receive the research roundup straight to your inbox! Chaiyachati, K. (2023). As suicide prediction with artificial intelligence moves forward, barriers to implementation remain. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcpdig.2023.11.009 This commentary looks at the potential benefits […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 10-16, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Suicide rates in the US are on the rise: New study offers surprising reasons why– CU Boulder TodayFebruary 15, 2024**Method warning** A new American study has sought to identify factors in the steady increase in the US suicide rate. Some factors identified include increased […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 3-9, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Study finds non-white victims of lethal violence and suicide in the US die younger than their white counterpart – Medical XpressFebruary 7, 2024A new study has found that, in the US, people of colour are more likely to die by suicide or homicide at […]

Lift Up for Suicide Prevention

Doing good has a much larger impact than people realize” (Jung et al., 2020). Lift Up: Acts of Kindness, the third quarterly mini campaign of the year-round Buddy Up Campaign, runs from February 12 – 18, 2024. Learn more about how to participate and become a Champion for Buddy Up. Download the PDF What is […]

Statement in support of a legislative extension for MAiD for persons suffering solely from a mental disorder

As an office of Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Centre for Suicide Prevention endorses CMHA’s position and statement supporting the federal government’s decision to postpone the planned expansion in March 2024 of Medical Assistance in Dying for persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental disorder. Here’s a short summary of the statement (full […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured:Letters to the Editor – Globe and MailJanuary 27, 2024In a recent Globe and Mail opinion article, We need to talk openly about suicide, Trina Moyles talks about her experience of loss following the suicide of her older brother. Centre for Suicide Prevention executive director […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan. 20 – 26, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured: Calgary performers support mental health with 26-hour improv marathon – Global NewsJanuary 26, 2024The Kinkonauts improv group are performing a 26-hour comedy marathon to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The marathon is being held in memory of Covy Holland, a member of the […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan. 13 – 19, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured:Canadian Men’s Health Foundation reports that more men are addressing stress, anxiety and depression – Telus HealthJanuary 18, 2024Canadian Men’s Health Foundation (CMHF) has expanded their MindFit Toolkit, which provides men with resources to deal with chronic stress, anxiety, and depression. “We are encouraged […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan. 6 – 12, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! Featured: Spin bikes will take over the Ranchman’s dance floor soon – Daily HiveJanuary 4, 2024YYC Cycle partnered with Ranchman’s in Calgary last week to host two spin classes, the proceeds of which will come to Centre for Suicide Prevention. The classes took place […]

Research Roundup – January 2024

  This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month. Subscribe to receive the research roundup straight to your inbox! () Laporte, N. et al. (2023). Striking a balance: Triage and crisis intervention models within the pediatric emergency room. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1277095 This study […]

Weekly News Roundup Dec. 16, 2023 – Jan. 5, 2024

Subscribe to receive the weekly news roundup straight to your inbox! The Golden Gate Bridge now has suicide barriers. Why can’t B.C.’s Alex Fraser? – Global NewsJanuary 4, 2024**Method warning** A suicide prevention net has just been completed on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and advocates, including Delta BC police chief Neil Dubord, […]

Happy Holidays!

From all of us here at Centre for Suicide Prevention, we wish you a peaceful and hopeful holiday season. This year was a big one for suicide prevention: As of November 30, Canada has 3-digit dialing to the Suicide Crisis Helpline, which is available to call or text at 988, 24/7. We’re hopeful that governments […]

Research Roundup – December 2023

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month. Subscribe to receive the research roundup straight to your inbox!  Tsai, M. & Klonsky, E. (2023). Warning signs for suicide attempts in psychiatric inpatients: Patient and informant perspectives. General Hospital Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.11.005 Psychiatric inpatients as well […]