Weekly News Roundup Feb 20-25, 2018

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: Childhood cancer survivors found to be at higher risk of mental illness – CBC February 25, 2018 80% of people who experience cancer in childhood will achieve a long-term […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb 12-18, 2018

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: Yellowknife teen aims to connect youth with mental-health resources – CBC February 18, 2018 Devon Hodder, a Yellowknife high school student, started “Northern Minds,” a group that connects young people over […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan 2-7, 2018

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: Inside Japan’s ‘suicide forest’ – CNN January 4, 2018 YouTube star Logan Paul posted a video last week showing the body of a person who died by suicide in […]

National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy

On July 27, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and Health Canada released the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy (NISPS). This is a monumental event in the fight against suicide, and we applaud ITK and all those involved in developing this strategy! The Strategy aims to address suicide by: Creating social equity Promoting cultural continuity Focusing on […]