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Suicide risk factors and warning signs: What we’ve learned from the research
It’s important to understand that there are many potential suicide risk variables, the following are a subset of variables with strong empirical research support: Risk factors including a history of suicidal behaviors; suicidal thoughts; suicide preparation; Warning signs including severe substance abuse; impulsivity; critical relationship problems; severe health/pain problems; serious sleep problems and legal/financial crisis. See […]
It’s our time education toolkit
The AFN Toolkit consists of 22 learning modules that have been designed to enhance the understanding of important First Nations topics to ensure both students and teachers are learning in and out of the classroom. Retrieved from https://education.afn.ca/afntoolkit/learning-modules/
Suicide: Blueprint for youth suicide prevention
Suicide and suicidal behavior among youth and young adults is a major public health crisis. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among young people 10-24 years of age in the United States (US), and rates have been rising for decades. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), […]
Gizmo’s pawesome guide to mental health
A tiny therapy dog named Gizmo provides a path for elementary students to talk about something adults often find unthinkable: children experiencing thoughts of suicide. Gizmo takes an upstream approach to support the mental health and wellness of youth. It is data-driven and evidence-informed. The Guide seeks to introduce mental health and wellness, and how […]
The suicide reporting toolkit: For journalists and journalism educators
There is broad agreement within all global guidelines on suicide that key areas to consider include: method and location; copycat behaviour; appropriateness of language and word placement in a story; sensationalizing or romanticising suicide; celebrity cases; unusual situations like murder-suicide; use of video, audio and social media and the inclusion of helpline information. Journalists have […]
Wise practices for life promotion: Indigenous leadership for living life well
For youth For communities https://wisepractices.ca/
Suicide
Death by suicide is an extremely complex issue that causes pain to hundreds of thousands of people every year around the world. The objective of this data entry is to contribute to an informed open debate about ways to prevent suicide. View online at https://ourworldindata.org/suicide/
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