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Male-inclusive suicide response training program: Program evaluation report
This project collaborated with the Canadian Centre for Men and Families Vancouver to offer free Male-Inclusive Suicide Response Training Program workshops across British Columbia to mental health professionals, volunteers, and community members. These workshops aimed to enhance suicide prevention response skills within our local communities, create opportunities to destigmatize men’s mental health, and increase social […]
Railway suicide in Australia: An overview of incidents using data from a nationally representative coronial database
TrackSAFE commissioned The University of Melbourne to conduct an in-depth review of Australian railway suicide coronial data to develop the evidence base for prevention interventions. We extracted data about railway suicides that occurred over the period 2015-2019 from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) and systematically coded the detailed circumstances of incidents, focusing particularly on […]
The effect of staying at home on suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic
Studies have reported a strong association between policy stringency and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily among females, but the causal effect of people’s stay-at-home behavior on mental health is not yet known. This study evaluated how pandemic-related confinement at home affected the incidence of suicide among Japanese females. We employ a shift-share […]
Understanding how Texas community college campuses are supporting student mental health
Rising rates of individuals with mental illness in the United States have policymakers, education officials, and medical professionals worried about the need for additional support for struggling college students—and the ability of higher education institutions to provide it. Many colleges have designed and implemented a variety of interventions to ensure that mental health issues do […]
Mathematical and computational modeling of suicide as a complex dynamical system
Background: Despite decades of research, the current suicide rate is nearly identical to what it was 100 years ago. This slow progress is due, at least in part, to a lack of formal theories of suicide. Existing suicide theories are instantiated verbally, omitting details required for precise explanation and prediction, rendering them difficult to effectively […]
Intersections of substance use and suicide: Evidence and key take-aways
Many intersecting factors contribute to suicide risk among people with substance use concerns, including mental illness, trauma, feelings of hopelessness, impulsivity, social isolation, and social, environmental and systemic factors such as stigma that can be barriers to accessing services and supports. The objectives of this report are to highlight: • How specific substances affect the […]
Research brief: Discrimination among black LGBTQ+ young people and suicide risk
There is a large body of research that links experiences of discrimination to adverse mental health outcomes and suicide attempts (Vargas et al., 2020). Though there is well-documented evidence of its harm, there is a lack of research focused on groups who routinely experience discrimination on the basis of their multiple marginalized identities, such as […]
Suicide pacts: Deciding to die together
In most suicide pacts, two or more related or associated individuals agree to take their lives together at or near the same time and place with similar means and for the same reason. They are rare — less than 1% of all suicides are part of pacts. Generally, suicide pacts consisting of two individuals occur […]
National Consortium on preventing law enforcement suicide: 2023 report and recommendations
Suicide among law enforcement officers is a complex issue and there are many individual and agency factors which can contribute to suicide risk. As compared to the general public, there is an overall higher likelihood of suicide risk and suicidal behaviors among law enforcement personnel. Police officers have elevated rates of suicide, substance misuse, and […]
Suicide prevention, intervention, & postvention: Policy guidance for law enforcement agencies
Based on the authors research, it appears that there is still a significant gap in the number of law enforcement agencies that have written policies and procedures to prevent suicide, intervene when an officer is at risk for suicide, or provide support after a suicide occurs. This resource seeks to fill that gap by providing […]
Growing as we grieve: A special guide for providers supporting children who are grieving
When supporting a grieving child, it can be difficult to know where to start. Use this guide to gain a foundational understanding of how grief may look and feel for children at different ages. Explore activities to help them express big feelings and discover ways to build empathy in every child. Remember, you don’t have […]
Exploring social connection between men in suicide prevention initiatives
Middle-aged men are more likely to die by suicide than any other demographic, necessitating efforts to support the mental health of at-risk men. Previous research has shown that suicide prevention programming can be an effective tool to combat male suicides, when implemented successfully. As a non-profit organization working to build a community-based initiative that fosters […]
Experiences with suicide: African, Caribbean, and Black communities in Canada
To improve our understanding of the experiences of ACB communities with suicide, this resource was co-created by the Mental Health Commission of Canada alongside a diverse group of people from ACB communities with lived and living experience (PWLLE) with suicide. This resource has the following aims: to shed light on the realities of those impacted […]
Canadian clinical guidelines on social isolation and loneliness in older adults
These guidelines were developed for health care and social service professionals. The purpose of these guidelines is to empower and support clinicians in their work with older adults who may be at risk of or already experiencing the health impacts of social isolation and loneliness. These guidelines will help providers recognize, assess and treat isolation […]
Behind the badge: Revealing escalating mental health injuries among RCMP officers. Mental Health Report February 2024
This report reveals the escalating mental health challenges amongst Members of the RCMP Members across Canada while providing a pathway for positive change in the way mental health services are provided to Members. Critically, the report highlights that the current state of mental health of Members, as well as the operational and organizational stressors Members are exposed […]
2024 Mexico national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people
The 2024 México National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People is a groundbreaking study that captures the experiences of over 10,000 LGBTQ+ young people aged 13 to 24 across México. This inaugural report presents findings on the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people in México, an area in which research has been […]
Mount Royal University Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework
This Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework aims to integrate MRU’s institutional values through implementing policies, programs, and initiatives that work to create a thriving campus environment that welcomes open conversation about mental health and suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention for all campus members.
Healthcare access experiences and needs among LBQ women, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada: A research report
What priorities for health and healthcare access do women, trans, and nonbinary people who are lesbian, bi+, or queer (LBQ) in Canada have? What actions can be taken across sectors to address these priorities? Egale’s research report “Healthcare access experiences and needs among LBQ women, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada: A research report” explores these questions, […]
Emergency care follow-up for children and adolescents with suicide attempts or ideation
Because 10% to 15% of the people seen in hospital emergency departments for a suicide attempt will repeat the attempt within 12 months following their discharge, it is important to identify what interventions are effective for preventing further self-harm during this time.
Considerations report: National suicide prevention action plan
To support the federal government’s development of the NSPAP, the MHCC and the Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) conducted an environmental scan of active provincial-territorial, national, and international strategies on suicide prevention. Its analysis, which is the basis for this report, offers insights on a repository of evidence-based initiatives in Canada and around the world. […]
Feasibility study for identifying suicide clusters using real-time coronial data
Suicide is a major societal problem. In Australia, there were 3,144 deaths by suicide in 2021 with suicide being the leading cause of death amongst young people (18-24 years).1 The impact of suicides is particularly devastating for families, friends and communities when they occur in clusters. A suicide cluster is defined as a group of […]
Nurturing minds for secure futures: Timely access to mental healthcare services for children and youth in Canada
This research explores the crisis in access to mental healthcare prevention, assessment, diagnoses, and treatment services for children and youth in Canada. It focuses on anxiety and depression, the leading causes of disease burden for this population.
Age and suicide impulsivity: Evidence from handgun purchase delay laws
We provide the first quasi-experimental estimates of variation in suicide impulsivity by age by examining the impact of firearm purchase delay laws by age. Prior studies of firearm purchase delay laws use traditional two-way-fixed-effects estimation, but we demonstrate that bias due to heterogenous treatment effects may have inflated previous estimates relative to our stacked-regression approach. […]
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