Tag: attawapiskat

Hello Friends, Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week: ’13 Reasons Why’ to address suicide controversy with new warning video – Billboard March 21, 2018 After commissioning a study by Northwestern University that looked at the impact of […]

Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week: Family of Attawapiskat teen who killed herself calls for coroner’s inquest – CBC October 9, 2017 Sheridan Hookimaw, 13, died by suicide two years ago in the northern Ontario community of […]

Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week: Featured: Alberta suicide rate dropped dramatically in 2016 – CBC Apr. 10, 2017 CSP’s Librarian & Writer Robert Olson was interviewed for this piece in response to the release of new […]

Hello Friends, Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week:  Featured: Man who survived suicide jump from Golden Gate Bridge shares his story to help others: ‘The moment I hit freefall was an instant regret’ – People  April 19, 2016 […]

Hello Friends, Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week:  Featured: Attawapiskat: Crisis has hallmarks of possible ‘suicide contagion’ – Global National April 13, 2016 Aboriginal communities, like Attawapiskat, the northern Ontario community that experienced 39 suicide attempts in less than 2 […]

CSP was devastated, as all Canadians were, to hear of the recent suicide attempts and deaths on Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario. We responded to a number of media requests, all of which are listed here.  Caledon Enterprise Daily CourierGlobal NationalHuffington Post London Free PressTimes ColonistToronto MetroToronto StarTurtle Island News Winnipeg Free PressYahoo! “If someone sees […]