Weekly News Roundup Nov 1-7, 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:Mental health issues common in oilsands workers, University of Alberta study reveals – CBCOctober 31, 2021A new study has found that oilsands workers face significant stress and mental health challenges. […]

Weekly News Roundup Oct 11-17, 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: Innu community in eastern Quebec welcomes suicide prevention program – APTNOctober 15, 2021Innu First Nation Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam, located in the north shore region of Quebec, is home to a […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 15-21, 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: About 7% of UK children have attempted suicide by age of 17 – study – GuardianFebruary 21, 2021A study following the lives of 19,000 young people born at the start […]

Weekly News Roundup Dec. 14, 2020 – Jan. 3, 2021

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 in the last few weeks: Featured:Christmas is not always merry for LGBTQ youth, says Saskatoon psychiatrist – CBCDecember 23, 2020Dr. Sara Dungavell, a psychiatrist in Saskatoon, said that the holidays […]

Weekly News Roundup Dec. 6 – 13, 2020

Hello Friends, Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. This week’s news roundup will be our last for 2020! Here’s what we found last week: Featured:Suicides up sharply on Toronto subway during pandemic – Globe and MailDecember 7, 2020Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has […]

Weekly News Roundup Nov. 23 – 29, 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: In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020 – CNNNovember 29, 2020Japan has released suicide data to indicate that there have been […]

Weekly News Roundup Nov. 9 – 15, 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:U of C introduces new suicide prevention framework to support students – Calgary HeraldNovember 12, 2020*Terminology warning – use of commit*   The University of Calgary has launched their Suicide […]

Weekly News Roundup Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 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: UCP gives $220K for local suicide prevention effort  – Medicine Hat NewsOctober 29, 2020The provincial government has announced they will be giving $200,000, earmarked for suicide prevention efforts, to CMHA-Medicine Hat. […]

Weekly News Roundup May 25 -31, 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: Virtual Run for Life 2020 – Centre for Suicide PreventionCSP is hosting our third annual Run for Life on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020! Run for Life will be a virtual […]

Weekly News Roundup May 11 – 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: Is the Pandemic Sparking Suicide? – New York TimesMay 19, 2020Though we won’t know for several months if the suicide rate has increased as a result of the negative mental health […]

Weekly News Roundup November 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: Alberta documentary sheds light on men in the oilpatch and suicides – Global CalgaryNovember 19, 2019A new documentary, Digging in the Dirt, addresses the issue of men working in the oilpatch […]

Weekly News Roundup November 19 – 25, 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: Featured: ’13 Reasons Why’ impacts teens – CityTV Edmonton A new study released last week surveyed teens, asking if they felt an increase in suicidal thoughts after watching the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why. Especially […]

Weekly News Roundup November 4 – 13, 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: Youth protection officials failed suicidal Salluit teen, Quebec coroner concludes – CBC November 12, 2018 Quebec Coroner É​ric Lépine believes that the province’s youth protection services did not provide sufficient follow-up […]

Weekly News Roundup Jan 22-28, 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: ‘Some people just shouldn’t have handguns’: Mentally ill allowed to own, buy guns – CBC News Saskatoon January 21, 2018 Family members who have lost loved ones to suicide through the […]

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 […]

Weekly News Roundup – Oct 10 – 15, 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: In suicide attempt calls, police can be difference between life and death – Toronto Star October 13, 2017 Police in the Greater Toronto Area respond to thousands of suicide attempt calls […]

Weekly News Roundup – Aug 28 – Sept 4, 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: BC’s wildfires spark mental health concern for firefighters: chief – CBC September 4, 2017 The fire chief for 150 Mile House in BC, Stan McCarthy, is concerned about the long-term effects […]

Weekly News Roundup – Aug 14 – 20, 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: Quiet epidemic of suicide claims France’s farmers – New York Times August 20, 2017 France’s public health institute released statistics that show 985 farmers killed themselves between 2007 and 2011 – […]

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 – Mar. 20 – 26, 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: Support is key for those who lose a partner to suicide, say researchers – CTV  Mar. 26, 2017 A new study has found that people who lose a partner to suicide […]