CSP responds to newly released suicide statistics from
Medical Examiner (Alberta Justice)
A CBC story regarding the elevation in suicide rates for the period of January-June 2015 clearly resonated with Albertans. Numerous media outlets requested interviews with CSP Executive Director, Mara Grunau.
Recent media coverage includes:
Suicide rate in Alberta up 30 percent – CBC Calgary Eyeopener (Radio)
Dec. 7, 2015
News at Six Calgary – CBC News (TV)
Dec. 7, 2015
Alberta suicide rate up 30%, province looking for answers – Global News (TV)
Dec. 7, 2015
Suicide rates in Alberta jump 30% in first half of 2015 – 660 News (Online)
Dec. 7, 2015
Suicide rate in Alberta climbs 30 % in wake of mass oil patch layoffs – CBC News (Online)
Dec. 8, 2015
Alberta’s suicide rates are up 30% amid oilpatch crisis – VICE (Online)
Dec. 8, 2015
Suicide rates on the rise in Alberta
CTV, Canada AM, December 10, 2015
Suicide rate in Canada’s Alberta up 30% amid oilpatch crisis – RT.com (Online)
Dec. 8, 2015
Alberta’s suicide rate jumps significantly in first half of 2015 – NewsTALK 1290 (Radio)
Dec. 8, 2015
Alberta suicide rate increases–
CTV News Channel (TV)
Dec. 8, 2015
The correlation between layoffs and suicides – Alberta PrimeTime (TV)
Dec. 10, 2015
Opinion: New suicide trajectory is alarming – Edmonton Journal (Online)
Dec. 11, 2015
Suicide prevention everyone’s job – Lethbridge Herald (Online)
Dec. 12, 2015
The boom, the bust, the darkness: suicide rate soars in wake of Canada’s oil patch crisis – The Guardian (Online)
Dec. 14, 2015
Suicide rate increases by 30 percent – Mountainview Gazette (Online)
Dec. 15, 2015
Suicide rate soars in Alberta as job losses mount – OilPrice.com
Dec. 15. 2015