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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. It’s also available as a wallet card in English and in French. Other resources: Military and RCMP Veterans and suicide prevention: A toolkit Looking after yourself and others: […]

Briefing note; November 2023 (The Ecological Model of Community Mental Health Care accompanies this briefing note). Background Community mental health (CMH) is a critical complement to hospital-based care. Research shows that hospital-based provision alone cannot offer sufficient access to a local population seeking mental healthcare or provide substantial follow-up care (Thornicroft et al., 2016). A […]

Briefing note; November 2023 (This is an accompanying brief to the Community Mental Health Care Model briefing note). Good mental health is inextricably linked to good health. An individual’s state of good mental health equals their quality of life. There are multiple factors that are at play that can ensure or deny this equation. There […]

Alberta’s provincial suicide statistics broken down by region and age. Additional resource: Edmonton Suicide Trends Report Compiled by the Centre for Suicide Prevention Last update: January 8, 2024

Data sources across all provinces and territories are updated at differing time periods; as such, recent data may be incomplete due to delays in reporting. This spreadsheet provides statistics across Canada for all provinces and territories. Compiled by the Centre for Suicide Prevention Last update: November 27, 2023 Other available statistics: Alberta suicide stats by […]

Suicide is complex because people are complex – each person who considers suicide does so for reasons unique to them. We do know that people who think about and attempt suicide don’t want to die: they want a way out of their psychological pain or their deep sense of burdensomeness. This is why suicide is […]

Canada and all jurisdictions suicide statistics from Statistics Canada All of these statistics are sourced from Statistics Canada. StatsCan suppresses data points that are less than 5 to ensure confidentiality. Data are collected in April and October and include all deaths investigated by a coroner or medical examiner for the previous calendar year and any […]

Updated September 2022 Expert reviewer Dr. Kenneth Conner Psy.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Dr. Conner is a noted researcher on alcohol and drug use and suicidal behaviours. Introduction Substance use disorder is the second most frequent risk factor for suicidal behaviour after depression. People who are experiencing a […]

Cliquez ici pour la version française Click here to view all our fact sheets on suicide. These fact sheets are a collaboration between the Centre for Suicide Prevention and the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Introduction Suicide rates are higher in Canada’s rural areas (Hirsch & Cukrowicz, 2014; Barry et al., 2020). People there also […]

Cliquez ici pour la version française Click here to view all our fact sheets on suicide. These fact sheets are a collaboration between the Centre for Suicide Prevention and the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Introduction Suicide in Canada is an ongoing public health crisis. While it continues to be a high-ranking cause of death […]

We’re excited to announce the (re)launch of Together to Live, your step by step guide to creating a community suicide prevention plan. Together to Live includes: a planning guide that will walk you through developing, implementing, and evaluating a community suicide prevention plan real stories of communities who have taken action to prevent suicide that […]

infoExchange is an original resource that examines topics relating to suicide in a way that encourages conversation, written in an editorial style. This article is also available in a condensed blog version. Suicide has been a hidden and unspoken action for centuries. Religious proscriptions and, later, legal penalties kept it underground and secret. In western […]

In this video, executive director Mara Grunau talks about how to recognize someone who may be struggling with thoughts of suicide and how to have a conversation and connect them to help. Video topics include: Warning signs for suicide How to have a conversation with someone How to connect them to help If you or […]

References Bill C-14: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying). (2016). Assented to June 17, 2016, 42nd Parliament, 1st session. Retrieved from the Justice Laws website: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/2016_3.pdf Brody, H. (1995). Physician-assisted suicide: Family issues. Michigan Family Review, 1(1), 19-28. de Groot, M., de […]

infoExchange is an original resource that examines topics relating to suicide in a way that encourages conversation, written in an editorial style. “I was officially diagnosed bipolar when I was thirty years old. It was at that breakdown, when I was thirty and ended up in the hospital that I truly felt so disconnected and […]

Cliquez ici pour la version française Haga clic aquí para ver la versión en español Today is September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day. This is the one day a year focused solely on awareness around the issue of suicide and its prevention and this year, we’re spreading the message that suicide can affect anyone and […]

In this video, we debunk some common myths about suicide in an effort to educate and reduce stigma! Video created by: Aaron Bischoff; Ethan Ror; Sarah Ensz

Learn some myths and facts about suicide, and more about suicide prevention in the workplace in this webinar was hosted by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), presented by the Centre for Suicide Prevention on November 29, 2017. View this webinar on the MHCC website This webinar was based on content provided in our […]

Cliquez ici pour la version française Click here to view all our fact sheets on suicide. These fact sheets are a collaboration between the Centre for Suicide Prevention, the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. For more information on Trauma and suicide, check out our suite of trauma toolkits:  Trauma […]

Cliquez ici pour la version française Click here to view all our fact sheets on suicide. These fact sheets are a collaboration between the Centre for Suicide Prevention, the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. What is it? Injury prevention aims to reduce harm and increase safety for individuals, […]

Cliquez ici pour la version française Click here to view all our fact sheets on suicide. These fact sheets are a collaboration between the Centre for Suicide Prevention, the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. What is it? Bullying is related to negative psychological, emotional and behavioural outcomes. These […]

infoExchange is an original resource that examines topics relating to suicide in a way that encourages conversation, written in an editorial style. There is a movement within healthcare systems striving to eliminate suicide. Fittingly, it is called the Zero Suicide Movement. When I first heard this name a couple of years ago, I did a […]

Having people trained in suicide intervention and suicide prevention is not enough to prevent suicide. That’s a huge step, and that’s something all of us can do but there are four big categories for suicide prevention that are promoted by the World Health Organization; four big categories of categories or initiatives that we can do. […]