Resource Tag: CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA. VANCOUVER

This pamphlet discusses suicide facts in Canada & why people attempt suicide. In looking at what can be done to help, it discusses ways of obtaining immediate help for the crisis, the importance of getting the person to a physician for a complete physical checkup and developing a support network for the suicidal person. For […]

110 Vancouver street youth were surveyed in November & December of 1993 on numerous aspects of physical & mental health. It was found that 51% of the survey respondents had considered suicide at least once in the preceding year & 36% had maade plans. 34% said they had made a suicide attempt & 19% reported […]

This pamphlet outlines the need for the crisis centre, the kinds of calls that are received, the types of callers, the services offered by the centre & who funds the crisis centre. Facts about suicide & what to do if someone confides in you that they are thinking about suicide are briefly discussed.

This protocol was developed by S.A.F.E.R., an agency of the Greater Vancouver Mental Health Service. Contents include the philosophy & goals & objectives of the postvention plan, the implementation of the plan, resources in the Vancouver area, a glossary of terms, & a bibliography. Numerous appendices provide information on topics such as guidelines for crisis […]

This protocol provides direction & guidelines for dealing with a sudden death or suicide in a school. It is designed to facilitate grief resolution among students & staff; to identify & support staff & students who are at risk because of the trauma; & to lessen the contagion or imitative effect of a suicide. Contents […]

The crisis plan in this handbook is intended as guide which can be adapted to suit individual & local needs. The first part of this handbook lists specific tasks that need to be done in the first 3 days after a crisis. The remainder of the handbook discusses topics such as staff procedures after a […]

Two letters to the editor are presented. Both discuss a study by Sloan et al which compared guns, gun regulation, & homicide rates in Vancouver & Seattle. Sloan et al claim that the United States’ lower gun control & youth suicide are related. The first letter refutes this asssertion while the second letter, written by […]

Explored the effectiveness of interventions aimed at modifying or restricting access to common means of suicide, particularly firearms, by using data on 1262 suicides in 2 urban areas of the Pacific NW. The area with less strict laws regulating handguns showed a higher suicide rate by firearms than the area with more strict laws; this […]

This is a description of the Bereavement Program that is part of an overall service provided by the Vancouver, B.C., organization SAFER. An outline of material covered includes the intake process, statistics, program objectives, target population, anticipated changes, group process & post group counselling. The purpose of the group is to enable grieving survivors to […]

This pamphlet offers brief explanations for the feelings of guilt, shame & isolation often experienced by friends & family members after a suicide. It also describes the stages of mourning & S.A.F.E.R.’s bereavement program which includes a full day workshop & a follow-up workshop a few weeks later, a bereavement support group for survivors, & […]

This pamphlet describes the services available through S.A.F.E.R., a commmunity-based program offering counselling & support to persons who have attempted or threatened suicide.

The process of planning and implementing a computer information system in a suicide attempt counselling service is described. The discussion highlights the importance of a) involving line workers at all stages; b) clearly defining the uses the data will be put to; c) establishing a forum for periodic reviews of the system. The hardware and […]

Women victims of childhood incest are identified as suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome, with dissociative processes. They can be helped to deal with the problem in a long-term, open-ended group led by 2 female therapists. Symptoms & behaviors manifested by incest victims include suicide attempts. Dealing with the memory of the incest event evokes […]

This book is written for grieving family members & friends. The authors present a scenario of a suicide & initial reactions of family members. They discuss the following: isolation & stigma from society, sadness, loss, confusion, searching memories for clues, feelings of self-blame & responsibility, & looking for a place to put blame & anger. […]

SAFER, a program founded to assist those who attempt or threaten suicide, has been in operation in Vancouver since 1972. It is staffed by professional care givers & receives referrals from 4 hospital emergency departments. The role of SAFER in crisis intervention, bereavement counselling, & public education is discussed.

The authors describe the services provided by the bereavement program of the suicide attempt, follow-up, education & research organization of Vancouver, which was developed in 1980 to offer grief counselling to individuals bereaved by a suicide death.

29 patients with self inflicted wrist slash seen in consultation from 1970-1974 revealed 25 nerve and 70 tendon injuries. The average age, sex distribution, and psychiatric status generally followed previously reported series of suicide attempts. A major finding was the low patient response to surgical and psychiatric follow up. Intensified efforts to improve follow up […]

Letter to the editor.

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain whether there is any basis in fact, to back up the impression, that physicians wives are a disproportionately large number of psychiatric patients, that in the vast majority severe marital problems are present, and that the marital relationships show a similar pattern.Two findings were; 95% of the […]

The author surveys the overall incidence of psychiatric illness among the physicians of British Columbia during 1970-74. The overall suicide rate was more than 36.5/100,000. The specialties of highest incidence were psychiatry and opthamology. The aims of the survey were to determine the incidence and severity of psychiatric illness and to test the hypothesis that […]