Weekly News Roundup Dec 18, 2021 – Jan 7, 2022

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 […]

Weekly News Roundup Aug 23-29, 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:Impact of river trek still sinking in – St. Albert TodayAugust 26, 2021Lisa Stocking paddle-boarded 650 km down the Athabasca River in just 10 days to raise awareness for suicide […]

Weekly News Roundup Aug 9 – 15, 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: Lil Wayne Opens Up About Mental Health, Childhood Suicide Attempt – ComplexAugust 15, 2021**Method warning** Rapper Lil Wayne has opened up about his mental health in the past, and in […]

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 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 – Oct 23-29, 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: We must all advocate for Indigenous rights – Centre for Suicide Prevention October 25, 2017 This CSP blog post discusses the importance of advocating for Indigenous rights, whether […]

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 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 – […]