Resource Focus: Seeking help

This resource is part of a suite of Military and RCMP Veteran and Family suicide prevention resources, done in collaboration with Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families. Other resources: Looking after yourself and others: A resource for Veteran Families Conversation guide for Veteran Families Cliquez ici pour la version française Introduction Most people who consider […]

Recovery from suicidality is possible. Anyone can use active listening to support a person in suicidal crisis to help them identify their own reasons to keep living. This is a first step to recovering from a mindset preoccupied with suicide. People who think about and attempt suicide don’t want to die: they want a way […]

This briefing note was first drafted in July 2022 Background Harm reduction refers to interventions aimed at reducing the negative effects of health behaviours without necessarily extinguishing the problematic health behaviours completely (Hawk et al., 2017). Harm reduction approaches have been shown to be efficacious in sexual health, alcohol and substance use services (James et […]

For adults For youth How to ask for help Don’t blame yourself! Being unwell, whether physically or mentally, is not a sign of weakness or failure. Looking and asking for help is a sign of strength. As difficult as it is, the first step to finding solutions other than suicide is to ask for help. […]