Tag: suicideprevention

This past month we were happy to present to representatives from all of the provincial constituency offices across Alberta! Along with our friends at CMHA Calgary, we talked about how to help a constituent who has a mental health concern. Active listening, empathy, and appropriate ‘next steps’ were highlighted.  Mara Grunau, Centre for Suicide Prevention and […]

We were honoured to be invited to attend the Siksika Health Fair this month! Mara Grunau, Robert Olson, and Bryan Goehringer represented CSP at the fair. Thank you to Siksika for the invitation, we were so happy to be there to share our suicide prevention resources and meet new people.  From left: Robert Olson, Bryan […]

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:  Indigenous suicide prevention top priority following convention – CBC May 28, 2016In last week’s national party convention, the Liberal Party voted to prioritize the issue of Indigenous suicide. They will […]

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: Suicide attempts spike in St. Albert: average of one every day – St. Albert GazetteMay 21, 2016This past Monday, St. Albert Community and Social Development submitted a report to council […]

The Centre for Suicide Prevention is so grateful to be named the beneficiary of the Dallas Williams Memorial Golf Tournament, being held in Brooks on July 16, 2016. Register now!

Organizers of a “poker run” event coming up on June 25 are generously donating the proceeds of the run to the Centre for Suicide Prevention – we are so privileged to be the recipients of this event. Register now! 

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: Mental Health Week – Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) May 2-8, 2016 Last week was Mental Health Week, and CMHA’s #GETLOUD for mental health campaign encouraged Canadians to speak out […]

CSP is honoured to be the recipient of the First Annual Evan Skowron Golf Tournament proceeds.  Register now!

May 2-8, 2016 is Mental Health Week! The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is calling on us to break down the stigma and #GETLOUD for mental health.  Here’s what we’ll be doing to promote mental health week: Mental Health Week on TwitterWe’ll be tweeting all week about positive mental health and the importance of talking about […]

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: Mental Health Week – Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) May 2-8, 2016 This week is mental health week! CMHA is calling on us to break down the stigma and […]

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: Experts stress importance of getting help as suicide numbers rise – Global Calgary April 6, 2016 Mara Grunau is interviewed as part of this Global story about the rising […]

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:  US military suicides remain high for 7th year – USA Today April 3, 2016 265 active-duty military members died by suicide last year according to the US Government. The number of […]

We have released a new special feature: What’s Up With Canada’s Game: Exploring mental illness in hockey. This special feature examines the growing  importance of men’s mental health issues in recent National Hockey League memoirs.

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:  Broaching suicide and mental health ‘desperately important’ for Alberta men in the trades – Edmonton Journal Mar. 28, 2016 This article follows the story of Don Rowan, a formerly suicidal oil […]

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:  How China’s rural elderly are being left behind and taking their lives – Globe and Mail Mar. 13, 2016 In Canada, the elderly have the highest suicide rate. The […]

There are three reasons why we do the work of suicide prevention.  1) It is the right thing to do.Everyone has the right to live with dignity and respect. When people need help, we need to reach out to them. We need to care for everyone in our society.  2) Each suicide death costs $850,000 […]

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: ‘It’s okay not to be okay’: University of Alberta bike-a-thon raises awareness for mental health – GlobalMar. 4, 2016Mara Grunau talks about how difficult, yet important, it is for […]

Today the Alberta government released a report of recommendations coming out of the Mental Health Review, and we were happy to see suicide prevention listed as a priority.  The report also specifically mentions the Centre for Suicide Prevention and our potential role in this prioritization (p. 31). Mara Grunau, Executive Director at CSP, was in […]

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:  Regina police educating entire force on mental health – Regina Leader-PostFeb. 15, 2016Regina Police Service will use the “Road to Mental Readiness” program, developed by MHCC and the Department […]

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:Letter: Blue Monday Thanks – Morinville News Feb. 4, 2016 The Centre for Suicide Prevention wrote a letter of thanks to all the journalists who covered our Debunking Blue Monday story. The Morinville News […]

The third Monday in January has, since about 2005, been reported to be the day of the year that people feel most depressed. This correlates with another belief that the most suicides take place on this day. It’s easy to understand why the belief in Blue Monday persists; after the holiday season people may be […]

Recently, a Calgary teen has brought it to the attention of the public that online retail company Amazon has been selling inappropriate and insensitive t-shirts that “poke fun” of people with mental illness and suicidal ideation.  CSP has written a response to the story: “We agree with Maggie Harder that these t-shirts are disrespectful to those with […]

If someone you know: threatens suicide talks about wanting to die shows changes in behaviour, appearance, or mood abuses drugs and/or alcohol deliberately injures themselves appears depressed, sad, withdrawn… You can help! stay calm and listen let the person talk about their feelings be accepting- do not judge ask if the person is having suicidal […]