If you are in distress, you can call or text 988 at any time. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to your local emergency department.

Hope Blooms

Suicide Prevention Initiatives

Hope isn’t fragile. It’s fierce.
Stubbornly, it pushes up through cracks.

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What is the issue?

Suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in Canada. It’s a serious public health problem with lasting, harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities.

Evidence has indicated that one of the most common risk factors for suicide is a diagnosis of a mental health problem or illness.

Fortunately, programs and strategies are available that can make a difference.

Suicide Prevention Tools and Research

Transgender people and suicide prevention

Checklist: On Suicide – Before You Post or Publish

Talking About Suicide: Empowering Healthcare Providers, Instilling Hope in Clients

Roots of Hope

Experiences with Suicide: African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Canada

Suicide Prevention & Life Promotion in Schools: A National Guide for System Leaders

Standing Together: Men’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in the Post-Secondary Environment

Promoting Life: Changing the Narrative around Suicide Prevention

Shoulder to Shoulder: Experiences in Men’s Suicide Prevention (evidence brief and key take aways

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Men – Evidence Brief

Suicide Prevention Toolkits

Life Promotion Toolkit for Youth and People who Support Youth

How Alcohol and Suicide are connected – A Fact Sheet

#ChatSafe for parents and carers: supporting young people to communicate safely online about self-harm and suicide

#ChatSafe: A young person’s guide to communicating safely online about self-harm and suicide

Surviving Suicide Loss

Talking to Children About a Suicide

Older adults and suicide – Fact sheet

Men and Suicide Fact Sheet

Agriculture and Suicide Fact Sheet

Youth and Suicide Fact Sheet

Rural and remote communities and suicide Fact Sheet

Public Health and Suicide Fact Sheet