{"id":252902,"date":"2024-02-09T12:31:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/?p=252902"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:51:52","slug":"lift-up-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/lift-up-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Lift Up for Suicide Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Doing good has a much larger impact than people realize\u201d<\/em> (Jung et al., 2020).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddyup.ca\/the-buddy-up-campaign\/#lift-up-acts-of-kindness\"><em>Lift Up: <\/em><\/a><em>Acts of Kindness, the third quarterly mini campaign of the year-round Buddy Up Campaign, runs from February 12 &#8211; 18, 2024. Learn more about <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddyup.ca\/the-buddy-up-campaign\/?mc_cid=b7b0644aef&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID#lift-up-acts-of-kindness\"><em>how to participate<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddyup.ca\/how-to-champion\/\"><em>become a Champion<\/em><\/a><em> for Buddy Up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/csp-buddy-up-lift-up-2023-08-d02.pdf\">Download the PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What is Lift Up?<\/h2>\n<p>Acts of kindness and moments of social connection prevent suicide and build resilience. This Buddy Up mini-campaign is about promoting acts of kindness &#8211; this week, do something thoughtful for a buddy or for others in your life. This is a tangible way to show them you care and that you\u2019re there for them when they need you.<\/p>\n<h2>How to participate<\/h2>\n<p>Decide what you\u2019ll do this week as an act of kindness. Consider what you already do for others and build on that. Here are some other ideas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Take a buddy for coffee<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer for a charity (e.g. the food bank)<\/li>\n<li>Bring snacks to work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Kindness and connection are life-saving<\/h2>\n<p>Acts of kindness help build connection with others, and connection is a strong protective factor. There have been numerous studies of the \u201ccaring letter\u201d phenomenon whereby a patient discharged from psychiatric care for attempted suicide receives letters asking about their well-being. Those who received letters were less likely to re-attempt than those who did not. These seemingly small gestures of connection are life-saving (Motto &amp; Bostrom, 2001). In an article describing how he recovered from depression and thoughts of suicide, Jeffrey Ruoff, a filmmaker and professor, credited postcards sent to him from his brother as one powerful factor in aiding in his recovery. On the postcards, his brother wrote all kinds of messages, including messages of hope. \u201cWhatever he writes,\u201d Ruoff said, \u201cThe message is love\u201d (2022).<\/p>\n<p>When people experience connection and positive social interactions \u2013 like receiving acts of kindness \u2013\u00a0 they feel like they belong, like they\u2019re part of a greater community, and that they\u2019re cared about. Belonging is an especially strong protective factor that can protect us from developing suicidal behaviours when faced with stressful life circumstances (Conwell, et al., 2011).<\/p>\n<h2>Kindness is contagious<\/h2>\n<p>Research has also found that when people witness acts of kindness, they are likely to model that kindness in their own actions. \u201cPeople resonate when they watch someone do something good,\u201d says one study\u2019s lead researcher, Haesung Jung. \u201cIn organizations, educational settings, and just everyday life, it\u2019s important to highlight kindness (and) caring\u2026 Doing good has a much larger impact than people realize\u201d (Jung et al., 2020).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-252905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster.png 1700w, https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster-1583x2048.png 1583w, https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lift-Up-edu.-poster-615x796.png 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>Conwell, Y., et al. (2011). Suicide in older adults. <em>Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 34(2), 451-468.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jung, H., Seo, E., Han, E., Henderson, M. D., &amp; Patall, E. A. (2020). Prosocial modeling: A meta-analytic review and synthesis. <em>Psychological Bulletin, 146<\/em>(8), 635\u2013663. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/bul0000235\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/bul0000235<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Motto, J. &amp; Bostrom, A. (2001). A randomized controlled trial of postcrisis suicide prevention. <em>Psychiatric Services<\/em>, 52(6), 828-833.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1176\/appi.ps.52.6.828\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1176\/appi.ps.52.6.828<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ruoff, J. (2022) Between not wanting to live and not wanting to die. <em>The Atlantic. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/08\/depression-treatment-suicide\/661319\/\">https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/08\/depression-treatment-suicide\/661319\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing good has a much larger impact than people realize\u201d (Jung et al., 2020). Lift Up: Acts of Kindness, the third quarterly mini campaign of the year-round Buddy Up Campaign, runs from February 12 &#8211; 18, 2024. Learn more about how to participate and become a Champion for Buddy Up. 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