Research Roundup – August 2022

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Wiglesworth, A., LittleDove, R., Fetter, A., Prairie Chicken, M., Azarani, M., Davis, A., Young, A., Riegelman, A. & Gone, J.  (2022). Attempted suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native populations: A systematic review of research […]

Research Roundup – July 2022

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2022). Mental health and suicide prevention in men [Evidence brief]. mentalhealthcommision.caThis is a brief by the Mental Health Commission of Canada presenting an overview of emerging research on men’s mental […]

Research Roundup – March 2022

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Cardon, K. (2022). Suicide justice: Adopting Indigenous feminist methods in settler suicidology. Health, 26(1), 66-80. DOI: 10.1177/13634593211046837Indigenous suicide in the United States is analysed through an Indigenous and feminist lens. Abstract – White settler colonies […]

Research Roundup – October 2021

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Berona, J., Whitton, S., Newcomb, M. Mustanski, B. & Gibbons, R. (2021). Predicting the transition from suicidal ideation to suicide attempt among sexual and gender minority youths. Psychiatric Services, 72(11), 1261-1267. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000497 This is […]

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 […]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Today, September 30, Centre for Suicide Prevention acknowledges National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the lost children and Survivors of residential schools and their families and communities. Indigenous people have known and endured colonization and racism for many generations. “More than 150,000 children attended residential schools; many never returned” (National Centre […]

Research Roundup – June 2021

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: 🇨🇦 Ogrodniczuk, J.S., et al.  (2021). Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study of online help-seeking Canadian men. Postgraduate Medicine. DOI:10.1080/00325481.2021.1873027A survey of the impact of COVID-19 on the help-seeking behaviours of Canadian […]

Weekly News Roundup September 15 – 20, 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: On National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, A Story Of Survival – ForbesSeptember 17, 2020National Physician Suicide Awareness Day took place in the US on Sept. 17. 300-400 physicians in the US […]

Weekly News Roundup August 10 – 16, 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: Cuthand: Solution to suicide crisis needs to come from Indigenous community – The Star PhoenixAugust 15, 2020The rate of suicide among Indigenous people in Saskatchewan is three times higher than the […]

Weekly News Roundup July 6 – 12, 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: Suicide of Egyptian activist Sarah Hegazi exposes the ‘freedom and violence’ of LGBTQ Muslims in exile – Conversation UKJuly 10, 2020Sarah Hegazi, 30, an LGBTQ activitist from Egypt, died by suicide […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan 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: Wise Practices for Life Promotion – Centre for Suicide PreventionJanuary 28, 2019In this blog post, we feature Wise Practices: Indigenous Leadership for Living Life Well, a community-led project that highlights suicide prevention […]

Wise Practices for Life Promotion

Wise Practices: Indigenous Leadership for Living Life Well, is a community-led project that highlights suicide prevention initiatives thriving in communities across Canada. Developed by Jennifer White and Ed Connors, Wise Practices strives to connect communities and build resiliency in an effort to prevent suicide in First Nations communities. The project evolved from efforts of co-lead […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan 14 – 20, 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: New resource toolkit: Transgender people and suicide – Centre for Suicide PreventionJanuary 21, 2019Transgender people have significantly higher instances of mental illness than the general population. They are also at a […]

Weekly News Roundup Mar 26 – Apr 2, 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: Study: Homeless vets five times more likely to commit suicide – Yale News April 2, 2018 A newly published study from Yale and the US Department of Veterans Affairs […]

Weekly News Roundup Mar 19-25, 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: ’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 […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan 8-14, 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: ‘We are dying’: Maskwacis community members overwhelmed by suicides – CBC January 14, 2018 The First Nations community of Maskwacis in Alberta (pop. 17,000) has had 14 suicide deaths since December […]

We must all advocate for Indigenous rights

Many Indigenous communities in Canada experience very high suicide rates, especially among young people. In some communities, youth die by suicide 5 times more often than youth from the general population and that number rises to 11 times more if the youth is Inuit. Why are we losing so many young Indigenous individuals to suicide? […]

Weekly News Roundup – Oct 2 – 9, 2017

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 […]

Weekly News Roundup – Sept 25 – Oct 1, 2017

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: The media’s role in suicide clusters – Advocate September 29, 2017 This opinion article examines the media’s role in suicide clusters. The article argues that the media can oversimplify suicide, citing […]

Weekly News Roundup – Sept 18-24, 2017

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: First Nations group seeks solutions for high youth suicide rates in Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Star Phoenix September 22, 2017 The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) was directed to make suicide […]

Weekly News Roundup – Aug 21 – 27, 2017

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: ‘It’s such a lonely loss’: Northern Sask. families affected by suicide call for more open discussion – CBC August 26, 2017 A group of families from northern Saskatchewan who have been […]

Weekly News Roundup – July 24-30, 2017

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: Memories of grief: Filmmaker explores 1990s suicide waves at Dieppe high school – CBC July 30, 2017 Samara Chadwick, who attended Dieppe High School in Moncton, New Brunswick at a time […]

Weekly News Roundup – July 17-23, 2017

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: Linkin Park US tour cancelled after suicide of Chester Bennington – Reuters July 20, 2017 Chester Bennington, 41, lead singer of rock band Linkin Park, died by suicide last week. Bennington […]