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Sexual violence and suicide risk among LGBTQ+ young people
Sexual violence occurs at alarming rates in the United States (U.S.) and can have devastating impacts on survivors’ mental health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over half of women and nearly one-third of men have experienced some form of violent sexual contact in their lives (CDC, 2022). Similarly, in a […]
Gambling policy framework
This policy framework is part of a series of documents that review evidence, summarize current policy environments, and propose evidence-informed principles to guide public policy in Ontario.* This document updates CAMH’s 2011 Gambling Policy Framework to account for new evidence and policy developments. The purpose of this framework is to provide a template for gambling […]
Supporting the mental health of Alberta’s refugee students
Supporting the Mental Health of Alberta’s Refugee Students is intended to • build your understanding of the refugee experience; • help you understand trauma and its role in the refugee experience, including the emotional and cognitive impacts of forced migration and other traumatic experiences; • build your capacity in attending to the needs of refugee […]
Canadian guidelines for the assessment and treatment of anxiety in older adults 2024
The objective of these guidelines is to provide practical and evidence based guidance on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of anxiety in older adults. The target audience is health care providers caring for the mental health of older adults, including primary care physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other allied health […]
Selfies, social, & screens: Navigating virtual spaces for youth. Back-to-school toolkit 2023
The 2023 Mental Health America Back-to-School toolkit focuses on an area that MHA has seen be a key driver of youth mental health concerns: social media and online activity. The toolkit, “Selfies, Social, & Screens: Navigating Virtual Spaces for Youth,” provides educational information and tips on how to tackle some of the most common online […]
Pedianomics: The social return on investment in improving the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents
The report is a comprehensive assessment of the past 5 years of investments in the lives of 8 million young Canadians, making the case to put children first during budget planning. It presents new data on the multi-billion dollar impact of the recent tripledemic pediatric crisis and lack of progress in improving children’s health, with […]
Mental health promotion and suicide prevention for LGBTQIA2S+ youth: A resource guide for professionals, families, and communities
Developed with input and review from LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and those having experienced suicidal thoughts and behaviors, this resource guide is intended to serve as a novel resource for families, communities, and professionals who interact with LGBTQIA2S+ youth (ages 10 to 24). It considers current events and legislation that impact these youth, the long-standing and current […]
2023 school mental health state legislative guide
This school mental health state legislative guide is intended to provide legislators with practical policy recommendations that support student mental health, with examples of recently passed legislation, in three categories: School Mental Health Services Financing Prevention and Early Intervention
Mental health media guide: The tip sheet
The Mental Health Media Guide is a groundbreaking and comprehensive resource to help content creators expand positive mental health portrayals. Entertainment media has the power to shift culture around mental health, influencing audience perceptions and the way we speak up, seek help, and support others.
Mental health and substance use during COVID-19 final summary report: Regional spotlight and key characteristics
The Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction tracked the relationship between mental health and substance use through a series of polls between October 2020 and March 2022. This final report looks at regional variations among different populations across 10 waves of data during this period. Results include […]
2023 U.S. National Survey on the mental health of LGBTQ young people
The Trevor Project’s 2023 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People amplifies the experiences of more than 28,000 LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States. This survey gives a voice to LGBTQ young people — at a time when their existence is unfairly at the center of […]
School division policies related to suicide prevention and response: A MERC research and policy brief
Growing challenges with youth mental health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has included increases in suicidal ideation and behaviors, adding to the recent urgency in PK-12 school systems to ensure that students receive the mental and emotional support that they need. This research and policy brief focuses on what can be done at […]
Strength-based approaches to suicide prevention with Native American youth
Learning Objectives At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to: • Describe racial/ethnic differences in AIAN Youth suicide ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide deaths in order to assess co-occurring and risk and protective factors. • Define strength-based approaches to suicide assessment/prevention. • Understand how strength-based practices can be applied within individual, family, […]
Trans and gender diverse mental health, wellness and suicide prevention toolkit
Background and Purpose SPECTRUM, Waterloo Region’s Rainbow Community Space, developed this toolkit on trans mental wellness and suicide prevention in response to trans community needs and priorities. Given that many trans and gender diverse people struggle with suicide, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, this toolkit was created to 1) Help trans and gender diverse people […]
Zero suicide collaborative white paper: 2020-2022
In 2020, Cardinal Health Foundation (CHF) released a two-year national Zero Suicide Collaborative grant opportunity. CHF strategically partnered with the Zero Suicide Institute at Education Development Center (EDC) to provide funding, training, and expert support for health care systems to focus on the provision of safer suicide care. A total of 17 hospitals from across […]
Roots of hope: Reflecting on our journey
Roots of Hope is a made-in-Canada approach that reflects the MHCC’s value proposition: fostering mental health and wellness by enabling communities to design and implement their own solutions — while facilitating the exchange best practices and lessons learned. As it branches out into more communities and establishes new and growing networks, the project will no […]
Special considerations for telling your own story: Best practices for presentations by suicide loss and suicide attempt survivors
This document outlines best practices for suicide loss and suicide attempt survivors who are considering sharing their story with the public. The best practices were created by a group of experts in the suicide prevention community and include information on: assessing readiness to speak; considering family reactions and potential social ramifications; resources for safe messaging; […]
Support group facilitation guide
A Support Group can be defined as a gathering of people with common experiences and concerns who meet together to provide emotional and moral support for one another. They encourage a sense of community, a source of empathetic understanding and provide an avenue for establishing social networks. Meetings can take place in person, over the […]
How to facilitate a grief group
This guide is written for those who, while not certified grief therapists or regulated professionals, feel called to work with grieving and/or bereaved people. Whether planning to facilitate a group as a volunteer, as a student or professional-in-training, or because of your own personal life experience with loss and grief, you know how important it […]
Support group facilitator manual
The mission of self-help groups is to provide support and education for people with mental health or substance use concerns, their families and friends, and to build an understanding and culturally safe community.
SOS support group facilitator handbook: Creating a safe place for those dealing with suicide loss
This booklet is for facilitators of suicide loss support groups. Hopefully it will be of value to both new and experienced facilitators, but it cannot address every situation that you may encounter. It is best used in a training where discussion can clarify and expand upon the material given herein. It draws on the experience […]
Health advisory on social media use in adolescence
Psychological scientists examine potential beneficial and harmful effects of social mediaa use on adolescents’ social, educational, psychological, and neurological development. This is a rapidly evolving and growing area of research with implications for many stakeholders (e.g., youth, parents, caregivers, educators, policymakers, practitioners, and members of the tech industry) who share responsibility to ensure adolescents’ well-being.b Officials and […]
Moving beyond change efforts: Evidence and action to support and affirm LGBTQ+ youth
This report provides behavioral health professionals, researchers, policymakers and other audiences with a comprehensive research overview and accurate information about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.
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