Weekly News Roundup Nov 20-26, 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: Fund captures the spirit of giving to help our most vulnerable – Calgary HeraldNovember 26, 2021Centre for Suicide Prevention is honoured once again to be included among the 75 organizations […]

New online training available: Start

We’re excited to announce the addition of the Start online suicide prevention program to our offering of workshops! Start is a one to two hour online course that trains people to recognize when someone has thoughts of suicide and take action to connect them to help. Participants will learn: Ways to become more comfortable talking […]

Weekly News Roundup January 20 – 26, 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: Billie Eilish Opens Up About Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm – Teen VogueJanuary 25, 2020*Method and Trigger Warning* In an interview with Gayle King on The Gayle King Grammy Special, Billie Eilish, […]

Weekly News Roundup August 6 – 11, 2019

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: Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide is part of a larger problem in American jails: experts – GlobalAugust 11, 2019Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide last week while in prison awaiting trial. Suicide is […]

CSP Attends SAIT Health Expo

Oct. 5-9 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, and the SAIT Student’s Association hosted a Health Expo Oct. 8. CSP was in attendance; we shared resources and information with students. Thanks you to the SAIT Student’s Association for having us and thank you to everyone who came to see us! Pictured: George, Claire, and Robert from […]