Tag: national suicide prevention plan

This is a summary of the latest significant Canadian () and international suicide research we collected in the past month: Crawford, A. (2021). Advancing public mental health in Canada through a national suicide prevention service: Setting an agenda for Canadian standards of excellence. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 1-5. DOI: 10.1177/0706743721989153 Allison Crawford, Chief Medical Officer, […]

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 […]

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: Facebook’s effort to stop suicides reveals a worrisome gap between Silicon Valley tech companies and healthcare experts – Business InsiderMay 5, 2019After people began live-streaming their suicides on social network Facebook, […]

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: Facebook’s suicide prevention tool sparks concern – GlobalFebruary 11, 2019Facebook’s suicide prevention algorithm reads user’s posts and flags them for content that may indicate suicidality, at which point people read the […]

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: When you grow up surrounded by suicide, it seems normal. How do you heal a ‘broken spirit’? – Toronto Star October 13, 2018 Indigenous suicide, like all suicide, is complex. […]

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: Can a federal bill on suicide prevention save lives in Canada? – CBC  May 22, 2018 Last week, NDP MP Charlie Angus launched a campaign of support for his motion […]