Tag: MAID

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 […]

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 past few weeks: How to Help a Loved One Through Sudden Loss – New York TimesJanuary 7, 2022This article, written by Julie Halpert who lost son Garrett to suicide, talks […]

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: Why Are More Black Kids Suicidal? A Search for Answers. – New York TimesNovember 18, 2021**Method warning** A study of high school students in the US found that Black adolescents […]

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:Sending condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nation – Centre for Suicide PreventionMay 31, 2021Centre for Suicide Prevention sends its condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nation for […]

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: Yukon’s new gender-affirming care policy is most comprehensive in Canada, experts say – CBCMarch 18, 2021The Yukon has developed a new gender-affirming care policy that has expanded health-care coverage to […]

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’s suicide rate seems to have declined in 2020 – Red Deer AdvocateMarch 3, 2021Preliminary data is showing a decline in the suicide rate in Alberta, however, there is typically […]

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: 🇨🇦 Canadian Patient Safety Institute & Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2021). Suicide risk assessment toolkit: A resource for healthcare workers and organizations.We typically do not include items from the grey literature, but we thought […]

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: 4 misconceptions about medically-assisted death in Canada – CBC  May 30, 2017 It has been one year since Bill C-14, which decriminalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD), was passed. This […]