Skills for Safer Living Program and Implementation
The Skills for Safer Living program is an intervention for people who experience persistent suicide ideation and behaviours. Skills for Safer Living seeks to equip
Language Matters
From condemnation to compassion
The shift away from saying “committing suicide” goes beyond semantics.
Lived Experience
The Day I Decided to Leave
Fleeing from intimate partner violence takes a network of supports
Making a Point
A children’s book on depression is a tough sell, but it’s an important topic. On authoring and self-publishing The Semicolon.
Top 9 resources on men’s mental health
It’s Movember, the month when we focus on men’s mental health and raise awareness and improve mental and physical health outcomes for men around the world. Some show their support with symbolic moustaches, while others lend their voice to the overdue conversation about men’s mental health.
Language Matters
Proactive Prevention
Activating an entire school community (parents, peers, education workers) can reduce the nefarious long-term impacts of bullying — a look at promising models to create kinder environments for kids
The Mental Health Commission of Canada applauds the landmark announcement of a nationwide three-digit suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline
The Mental Health Commission of Canada commends the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for their landmark
Three Easy Digits We’ll All Soon Know
A national suicide prevention number – to launch in November 2023 – will bring 24-7 support to everyone.