Resource Population: People in crisis

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 […]

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 […]

Selected literature review; August 2022 Research states that suicide occurs in up to 10% of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) cases (Paris 2019). However, people experiencing BPD are most likely to die by suicide later in the course of their illness. What is the best treatment for those experiencing BPD and how do we keep them […]

Cliquez ici pour la version française Expert Reviewer: Dr. Yvonne Bergmans PhD, RSW While some people who consider suicide do so fleetingly or only once in their lives, others experience these thoughts ongoing or off and on over time. Suicidal thoughts can burden people and hold them hostage. Experiencing these thoughts is to experience “absolute […]