Resource Tag: SUICIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION CENTRE

This annual report describes the operations & achievements of the Suicide Information and Education Centre in the fiscal year, April 1993-March 1994.

Data on the operations and achievements of the Suicide Information and Education Centre are presented in this annual report for the fiscal year, April 1994-March 1995.

This annual report discusses the achievements & operations of the Suicide Information and Education Centre over the fiscal year, April 1995-March 1996.

The suicides of 3 adolescent boys while in police custody are described. These boys, who had been in trouble with police, had slipped by the eyes of social workers, police & society to commit suicide in police-supervised areas. Despite resources such as the Suicide Information & Education Center in Calgary, & recommendations that police officers, […]

This orientation manual provides information for new coordinators of suicide prevention programs in Alberta. The Alberta Model of Suicide Prevention is outlined. The 3 goals of suicide prevention in Alberta & 6 strategies to obtain these goals are discussed. The 6 steps in developing effective community-based programs are described. Appendices describe the history of suicide […]

This 1-page bibliograhy lists 15 references to articles which discuss the reactions of therapists to the suicide of a patient.

This article presents data on 1993 Alberta suicides & looks at differences by sex & by method; discusses the stigma that deters people & companies from supporting suicide intervention campaigns; & provides information on support services located in Calgary, namely, prevention, intervention & bereavement counselling from Suicide Services, the computerized information system at The Suicide […]

This reading list provides full references for 12 articles on therapist response to client suicide. It includes both research articles & articles advising how to cope with the loss of a client through suicide. The articles were published between 1970 & 1990, but most are from 1987 to 1990. All of the articles are available […]

This reading list provides full references for 17 documents on post-secondary student suicide. It includes articles on research & articles on implementing intervention & prevention programs. All the articles were published between 1987 & 1991, & 15 of the 17 resources are available from SIEC. (VM)

This newspaper article describes the “Alberta model” of suicide prevention. There are 4 components to the model: research, SIEC, coordination of suicide prevention agencies, & the establishment of suicide prevention training programs. This article mainly describes the training program, which includes sections on caregivers’ attitudes, risk assessment, & intervention techniques. (VM)

This article discusses Alberta’s suicide prevention program, including the resource library/database of the Suicide Information & Education Centre (SIEC). Unfortunately, the province is still encountering the problem of the reluctance of physicians to get involved with suicidal patients. Few physicians, for example, have attended Alberta’s 2-day Suicide Prevention Training Program. The program is briefly outlined. […]

Presents a comprehensive & detailed evaluation report on the Suicide Information & Education Centre (SIEC) in Calgary, Alberta & includes an executive summary, summary of findings, recommendations, general procedure followed in the evaluation, & results by evaluation objective.

The Suicide Information & Education Centre’s inhouse database on suicidal behaviors contains: (1) a document file describing each item by accession number, author, title, date, source, location, type, a maximum of 10 subject terms & a 500-character abstract. (2) a subject file providing a controlled vocabulary for SIEC database searches, available in 3 forms (3) […]

Findings indicate that overall the Centre (SIEC) is doing a good job as a library, as shown by user satisfaction & the comprehensiveness of the database. However, problems exist in the following areas: SIEC’s relationship with the other elements in the Alberta model, lack of agreement on how valuable SIEC is to the model, issues […]

This newspaper article discusses rates of suicide & provides information about local services such as the Suicide Information & Education Centre, Suicide Prevention Training Programs, telephone crisis lines, & the Suicide Intervention Program. (LH)

Concern about increasing suicide rates has prompted the Alberta government to support a group of projects that address education, information, research, & clinical & community activities. SIEC, formed in 1982, acts as a clearinghouse for information, linking these activities. The centre collects books, films, dissertations, articles & proceedings that have been generated since 1955. Registered […]

This articles includes a profile of Debbie Durie & her work in the organization of the library/database of the Suicide Information & Education Centre (SIEC). A brief history of the development and scope of the SIEC centre is included.

This paper offers a brief description of both the Suicide Information and Education Centre in Calgary, Alberta and the Suicide Prevention Training Programs, which also originated in Calgary. Included are descriptions of the historical development, rationale for the programs, and who the target audiences are for the programs.