Suicide Risk Assessment: Overview of Best Practices and Considerations
This webinar was published in 2021. The data may be out of date. Although suicide is preventable, rates in Canada have remained relatively stable over
Advancing recovery
Understanding recovery starts with acknowledging that every person is entitled to a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life, even if they experience mental health problems or illnesses and/or substance use concerns. With that basic right comes a powerful shift to a path toward wellness that is rooted in hope, dignity, self-determination, and responsibility.
Sowing seeds of compassion
The challenges wrought by the pandemic are splashed across the news. They inundate our social media feeds and dominate our conversations (still masked and at a distance) if we run into neighbours at the convenience store or gas station.
Aspiring Workforce
What’s the issue? We know that employment plays a key role in the recovery of individuals living with a mental illness. It improves their mental
#308conversations
What is #308conversations? More tools for suicide prevention are needed. #308conversations is a grassroots campaign spearheaded by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) in
Suicide Prevention Toolkits
These toolkits were created to support people who have been impacted by suicide. One toolkit is tailored for people who have attempted suicide, and the other is focused on resources for people who have lost someone to suicide. The toolkits have been informed by an online survey completed in the summer of 2017 and refreshed in 2025 to reflect updated resources. Please note that the toolkits are not an exhaustive list of the wide variety of resources available across Canada for support.
Roots of Hope: A community suicide prevention model
Roots of Hope A Community Suicide Prevention Model Learn More About Roots of Hope Reducing suicide and its impact Roots of Hope is a multi-site,
Talking to Children About a Suicide
How to mentally prepare, what to expect (or not expect), and how to respond with language that is helpful, not harmful.
Considerations for Implementing a Three-Digit Suicide Prevention Number in Canada
Purpose The purpose of this policy brief is to outline considerations for implementing a three-digit suicide prevention number in Canada. It reviews several relevant international