Weekly News Roundup Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 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:National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Centre for Suicide PreventionSeptember 30, 2021On September 30th Centre for Suicide Prevention acknowledges National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour […]

Research Roundup – April 2021

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: 🇨🇦 Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2021). Considerations for implementing a three-digit suicide prevention number in Canada: Policy brief. A policy document from the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) advocating for the adoption and […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 22-28, 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: ‘Suicide can happen to anyone and any age’: Warning signs to look for – Global NewsFebruary 28, 2021In this article, Kristin Pilon, a facilitator with the Provincial Injury Prevention Program […]

Weekly News Roundup November 25 – December 1, 2019

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:‘I Wanted to Die:’ Northern Ireland Confronts a Suicide Crisis – New York TimesDecember 1, 2019*Method warning* In 2017, Northern Ireland had a suicide rate of 18.6 per 100,000 (Canada has a […]

Weekly News Roundup October 21 – 27, 2019

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:Research links living at high altitudes with Rocky Mountain ‘Suicide Belt’ – CTV October 22, 2019 A news report looks at a study out of the University of Utah which examines […]

Weekly News Roundup Mar 18 – 24, 2019

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: CSP and CMHA Edmonton to host the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention Conference – Centre for Suicide PreventionMarch 25, 2019We’re pleased to announce that we will be co-hosting the 30th annual […]

Weekly News Roundup – Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2017

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: Stories after suicide – Ryerson Review of Journalism October 30, 2017 The Ryerson Review of Journalism examines suicide reporting: how it should be done, and why proper reporting […]