Resource Tag: CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA

COVID-19 response measures have increased social isolation and stress and made it harder to get mental health care. These factors may exacerbate existing mental illness and contribute to heightened risk of self-harm and suicide. • Self-harm occurs most frequently among young females and non-binary individuals, while the suicide rate is highest among middle-aged males. Populations […]

Cannabis is the most widely used drug worldwide. Data about the association of cannabis use with aggression is heterogeneous. The objective of the current study was to assess the nature of the association between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and self-directed, other-directed, and combined aggression. We used data from the National Survey on Drug Use and […]

This report provides a profile of the health of gender-diverse youth in British Columbia (BC). The report uses data from the 2018 BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS). The BC AHS is the most reliable, comprehensive health survey of adolescents ages 12–19 in public schools in BC. Repeated every five years since 1992, the survey […]

Suicide prevention gatekeeper training is designed in order to enhance participants’ recognition of persons in distress, enhance skills in responding, and referrals to help. In response to rising suicide rates in British Columbia, Canada, two standardized gatekeeper training programs were implemented by the Canadian Mental Health Association between 2015- 2018. In order to explore their […]

This roadmap will build on recent work by the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to identify challenges in substance use service delivery and explore potential solutions for modernizing models of care, using evidence-based treatment and recovery guidelines. And while the opioid overdose crisis will continue to be an area of urgent public action, these […]

1. The Hope, Help and Healing approach adopted in this toolkit is based on The Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Initiative for BC which combines published research findings, the experiences of other provinces, and plans developed in BC. 2. Prevention, Intervention and Postvention (PIP)1 has been adopted as a best practice for use in BC. 3. […]

This youth suicide prevention research project is an example of a partnership between Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health, that directly responds to goals of ethical research conducted in First Nations’ communities. Through the […]

Although male suicide has received research attention, the gendered experiences of men bereaved by male suicide are poorly understood. Addressing this knowledge gap, we share findings drawn from a photovoice study of Canadian-based men who had lost a male friend, partner, or family member to suicide. Two categories depicting the men’s overall account of the […]

For the period of January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016, 1,546 youth and young adults aged 17-25 years died from causes classified as accidental, suicide, undetermined, natural or homicide. Of these deaths, 200 (13%) deaths were among youth and young adults who at age of death or at age of majority were in care, were […]

BACKGROUND: Young Indigenous people, particularly those involved in the child welfare system, those entrenched in substance use and those living with HIV or hepatitis C, are dying prematurely. We report mortality rates among young Indigenous people who use drugs in British Columbia and explore predictors of mortality over time. METHODS: We analyzed data collected every 6 months […]

Aims To study relationships between rates of alcohol-related deaths and (i) the density of liquor outlets and (ii) the proportion of liquor stores owned privately in British Columbia (BC) during a period of rapid increase in private stores. Design Multi-level regression analyses assessed the relationship between population rates of private liquor stores and alcohol-related mortality […]

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The Globalization of Addiction presents a radical rethink about the nature of addiction. Scientific medicine has failed when it comes to addiction. There are no reliable methods to cure it, prevent it, or take the pain out of it. There is no durable consensus on what addiction is, what causes it, or what should be […]

The BC Coroners Service has released the report and recommendations of a Death Review Panel into child and youth suicide in British Columbia. The panel, composed of experts from across the spectrum of child-serving agencies, made three recommendations, aimed at: maintaining and improving service co-ordination to children and youth; improving access to mental-health services for […]

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It has been argued that suicide is a consequence of the colonization of Canadian Aboriginal peoples. This qualitative study examines resilience in previously suicidal Aboriginal people who are now fulfilling community roles directly and indirectly related to suicide prevention (i.e., enhancing resilience). The study begins by examining the notions of suicide, psychopathology, resilience, and social […]

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These documents present the structure for the suicide prevention, intervention, & postvention initiative for the province of British Columbia. Content includes: an introduction to the initiative; towards the development of a framework & planning template; the evidence-informed practice review; the snapshot survey; stakeholder survey for suicide prevention, intervention & postvention; the Suicide PIP Framework & […]

The risk of suicide & suicide attempts associated with individual antidepressant drugs was assessed in British Columbia adults who had antidepressant therapy initiated & a recorded diagnosis of depression. In a population of 287,543 adults, outcome rates ranging from 4.41/1000 person-years to 9.09/1000 person-years were observed. Most events occurred in the first 6 months after […]

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This article examines how community-level efforts to preserve their cultural past & secure future control of their civic lives is affecting youth suicide in Aboriginal communities in British Columbia.

An ecological analysis was incorporated into a Bayesian disease mapping study in order to estimate suicide rates, explore regional risk factors, & discern spatial patterns in suicide risks. Using 10-year aggregated data for all age groups & both genders, this study conducted a comprehensive analysis of suicide hospitalization & mortality rates in 84 local health […]

Between January 2003 & December 2007, 81 children & youth died by suicide in British Columbia. This review identified the risk factors present in their lives & what health & social services they received. The findings of the review were presented to a child death review panel who were asked to develop recommendations aimed at […]