Tag: teens

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: Hot weather linked to increased suicide rates in the US, Mexico – Global  July 24, 2018 A new study has shown a link between rising temperatures and increased suicide rates […]

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: Students who started suicide pact in Montreal say it was a ‘joke,’ experts not laughing – Global December 1, 2017 Three Montreal high school students were suspended after […]

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: PTSD, suicide and first responders – A lot of talk, and not much progress – Global November 26, 2017 The Tema Conter Memorial Trust estimates that so far, in 2017, 52 […]

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: Lawyers more likely to experience mental health problems the more successful they are: study – Globe and Mail October 22, 2017 A study from the University of Toronto has found that […]

This toolkit focuses specifically on how trauma affects the population of children and adolescents. Unresolved trauma in childhood is linked to an increased risk of suicide ideation and if unaddressed, can escalate with age. This toolkit is available now!

The Centre for Suicide Prevention, together with Penguin-Random House and Razorbill, have developed informational bookmarks to go inside bestselling young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. The novel deals with the Thirteen Reasons Why Hannah, a high school student, decided to kill herself. The reasons are recorded on cassette tapes, and listened to by […]

We’ve just revised and expanded our Teen Suicide Prevention Resource Toolkit! This toolkit deals with the teen population as suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for teens in Canada. You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/TeenSuicideRT