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Peer support in suicide prevention
What is peer support? According to Schlichthorst et al. (2020), peer support is a “system of giving and receiving help, founded on key principles of respect, shared responsibility, and mutual agreement of what is helpful” (pp. 1-2). In the peer support system, two peers with shared experience of mental health or addiction issues focus on […]
What’s Up With Canada’s Game: Exploring Mental Illness in Hockey
The statistics, research, language, and links used were current when this article was published, but may have become outdated. Please contact us at [email protected] for the most current information, or refer to our newer resources or latest statistics. There has been a veritable avalanche of hockey memoirs published in the last few years that foreground […]
Suicide, Rock Music and Moral Panics
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Social Connectedness and Suicide Prevention
infoExchange is an original resource that examines topics relating to suicide in a way that encourages conversation, written in an editorial style. The 2014 theme for World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th was “Connectedness”. The World Health Organization (WHO) in tandem with the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is stressing the need to […]
Natural Disasters and Rates of Suicide: A Connection?
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By the Numbers: Suicide Costs and Other Stats
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The Media and High-Profile Suicides
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Suicide Threats on Social Network sites
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