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American gun violence & mental illness: Reducing risk, restoring health, respecting rights & reviving communities
Intentional injuries claimed nearly two hundred lives every day in the United States in 2020, about two-thirds of them suicides, each a story of irretrievable human loss. This essay addresses the complex intersection of injurious behavior with mental illness and access to firearms. It explores what more can be done to stop gun violence while […]
Summary report: Experience and expertise of people with lived and living experience on the integration of mental health and substance use health services in Canada
This report is focused on how people in Canada experience formal integrated services when they have questions or concerns about their mental health and substance use health. An equally important theme that emerged during its interviews and focus groups were the expressions of “service” study participants give to friends, families, and strangers, which complement or […]
SPRC 2021 tribal suicide prevention needs assessment: Aggregate technical report
Between December 7, 2021, and January 28, 2022, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and its partners at Social Science Research and Evaluation, Inc., (SSRE) conducted a Tribal Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment (TNA) with 200 suicide prevention coordinators or other individuals most knowledgeable about the suicide prevention efforts of tribes and tribal health boards (Area […]
On the biopolitics of suicide: Against a discourse of public health
This essay critically examines the biopoliticization of suicide, challenging its framing as a public health issue which obscures its cultural and philosophical significance. Drawing from Michel Foucault’s theories of biopower, this essay argues that suicide is externalized, massified, and medicalized under the discourse of public health, leading to its subjugation to biopower’s rhetoric. At the […]
Mates in manufacturing suicide awareness pilot program: Final evaluation report
This report incorporates the qualitative evaluation of the implementation of the Mates in Manufacturing Pilot Suicide Prevention Program, as funded by SIRA, and delivered in conjunction with Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and Mates in construction. The research sought to examine the extent to which a peer-to-peer suicide prevention project could be translated from the Construction […]
Integrated mental health, substance use and concurrent disorder service delivery
Over the past 20 years, the case has resoundingly been made for the transformation of mental health and substance use care into a collaborative system of support. Recognizing that mental health and substance use concerns are often co-occurring, and having to access separate services can be a barrier to whole-person health, the integration of these […]
Can the metaverse be good for youth mental health?
Nearly every young person spends a large part of their life in online spaces. On social media platforms, in digital games, and in augmented-, virtual-, and mixed-reality environments, they are exposed to a vast range of content with unlimited opportunity to engage with other users. For many young people, these interactions are ongoing and frequent, […]
988 suicide & crisis lifeline: Messaging and communications to people at higher risk for or disproportionately impacted by suicide
In July 2022, the U.S. transitioned the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988, an easy-to-remember three-digit number for 24/7 crisis care. Since its launch (using data from July 2022 to July 2023), reports show 988 “has received almost 5 million contacts, of which nearly 1 million are from the Veterans Crisis Line—a part of […]
First Nations of Alberta injury comparison
The Injury Prevention Centre created this report based on the fundamental principle that effective injury prevention requires knowledge of the frequency and nature of injury incidents. This report examines injury-related deaths, hospital admissions, and emergency department visits of Alberta First Nations residents compared to matched Alberta non-First Nations residents. It then provides an in-depth analysis […]
What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That included record numbers of both gun murders and gun suicides. Despite the increase in such fatalities, the rate of gun deaths – a statistic that accounts […]
The potential public health relevance of social isolation and loneliness: Prevalence, epidemiology, and risk factors
Our social relationships are widely considered crucial to emotional well-being; however, the possibility that social connection may be a biological need, vital to physical well-being and even survival, is commonly unrecognized. Still, extreme examples clearly illustrate infants in custodial care who lack human contact fail to thrive and often die (UNICEF, 1997), and social isolation […]
Tackling the increasing public health impact of firearms: A call to action
The incidence of gun violence in Canada has been increasing with an 81% rise in violent offenses involving guns since 2009. One in three homicides now firearm related. 1The issue extends beyond what is publicized in the news with the RCMP reporting 80% of firearm deaths in Canada being attributed to suicide. 2 Consider the […]
Young people’s pathways to specialist suicide prevention service and the influence of caregiver prior suicidality and mental health treatment
Aim. Timely help-seeking and pathways to care (PtC) have been linked to positive outcomes in suicidal adolescents. While the importance of formal contacts is recognised, caregivers also play a significant role in these pathways. Caregiver’s familiarity with mental health issues may influence an adolescent’s PtC. This study explores the relationship between a caregiver’s prior suicidality […]
The relative value of suicide prevention in health care priority setting
This article investigates how the Swedish population values a reduction in the number of suicides in relation to other life-saving interventions within the health care sector. An online discrete choice experiment was conducted with a sample of 1000 Swedish members of the web panel Userneeds to elicit the relative importance placed on reducing the number […]
A community of connections: Calgary Mental Health and Addiction Community Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2023
Calgary’s Mental Health and Addiction Strategy is a community-based, cross-sector initiative that is about helping our community find hope and support for individuals and families living with mental health issues and addictions.
Suicide prevention: A competency framework for the health sector
Suicide Prevention Australia, in collaboration with its members and stakeholders, have developed Suicide Prevention: A competency framework (the Framework) to enhance and build capacity, and capability of the non-clinical suicide prevention workforce to respond to people experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours. The Framework is informed by, and brings together, knowledge experts in workplace suicide prevention and suicide […]
Predicting suicidal ideation among Native American high schoolers in California
Suicide is the leading cause of non-accidental death for Native American young people ages 15-24 years old. Concerningly, suicide rates have continued to rise over the past decade despite a myriad of prevention efforts. This shortcoming has urged some scholars to (re)examine key theoretical constructs to better direct suicide prevention efforts in tribal communities. Using […]
Interventions for people who have attempted suicide and their family members: A systematic review
Following a suicide attempt, components of aftercare can include efforts to reduce suicidal behavior (i.e., suicide, attempt, or ideation) of a person who has attempted suicide and facilitate the psychosocial adjustment of the patient and their family members. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis of key outcomes was to synthesize the existing evidence […]
Still ringing the alarm: An enduring call to action for Black youth suicide prevention
The crisis of Black youth suicide has only worsened in recent years, however it hasn’t received the same level of attention as other groups impacted by suicide. A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, entitled, “Still Ringing the Alarm: An Enduring Call to Action for Black Youth Suicide Prevention,” highlights […]
Suicide prevention and the clinical workforce: Guidelines for training
These training guidelines were designed to advance the competency of the broad clinical workforce—including nurses, social workers, physicians, and mental health professionals—in serving individuals at risk of suicide.
U.S. gun violence in 2021: An accounting of a public health crisis
Gun violence is an ongoing public health crisis in the United States that impacts the health and wellbeing of all of us. In 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. experienced an unprecedented spike in gun homicides. Many believed that this spike would be short-lived; levels of gun violence would subside […]
Reimagining youth mental health: A discussion paper about how to tackle the youth mental health crisis
Good mental health – or mental wellbeing – is an important asset in young people’s lives. High levels of mental wellbeing are a driver of learning, creativity, productivity, good relationships, greater civic participation and physical wellbeing. High levels of mental wellbeing during the critical period of childhood, adolescence and young adulthood also underlies flourishing in […]
Understanding LGBTQA+SB suicidal behaviour and improving support: Insight from intersectional lived experience
To facilitate better policy and service responses to LGBTIQA+ suicidal behaviour in Australia, this project has two aims: 1. To generate new insights into lived experiences of suicidal behaviour within LGBTIQA+ communities, including First Nations LGBTIQA+SB people and LGBTIQA+POC in Australia. 2.To better understand the factors that influence and protect against suicidal behaviour in LGBTIQA+SB […]
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