Weekly News Roundup Sept. 7-12, 2021

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:World Suicide Prevention Day – Centre for Suicide PreventionWorld Suicide Prevention Day is a day to remember those we’ve lost to suicide and raise awareness for how suicide can be […]

Weekly News Roundup Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2020

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:You Can Help the Agencies Battling Mental Health Challenges and Addictions – Calgary HeraldDecember 4, 2020Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) has been listed as one of the charities benefiting from […]

Weekly News Roundup May 4 – 10, 2020

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:Buddy up for men’s suicide prevention – Centre for Suicide PreventionMay 11, 2020Centre for Suicide Prevention is excited to announce a new men’s suicide prevention campaign: Buddy Up. This campaign was […]

Weekly News Roundup April 20-26, 2020

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:‘Heartbreaking’: Suicide rates expected to rise as COVID-19 grinds on – Calgary HeraldApril 25, 2020The psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as unprecedented levels of unemployment, may worsen existing mental […]

Weekly News Roundup April 14 – 19, 2020

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: Suicide-related distress calls increasing in Calgary – 660 City NewsApril 19, 2020In April, Distress Centre Calgary received 20% more distress calls than it did in January. “The worries are that this […]

Mental Health Week Recap

Last week was Mental Health Week! There was tons of great stuff going on, including several informative twitter chats and news stories.  Below we’ve compiled a list of what we found useful; let us know if we’re missing something! Global News “Young Minds” Youth Mental Health Series CMHA Calgary Twitter Chat