{"id":11275,"date":"2025-06-15T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?page_id=11275"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:47:44","slug":"online-modules-for-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/online-modules-for-healthcare-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Online suicide prevention modules for healthcare professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11275\" class=\"elementor elementor-11275\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc376 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cc376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a0f95a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54a0f95a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c5299a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52c5299a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free online suicide prevention training for health-care providers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f48a00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f48a00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde3326 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bde3326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc2176 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbc2176\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ede5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4ede5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talking About Suicide: \nEmpowering Healthcare Providers, Instilling Hope in Clients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e153190 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e153190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chalearning.ca\/programs-and-courses\/talking-about-suicide?utm_source=mhcc&#038;utm_medium=website&#038;utm_campaign=tas_2025&#038;utm_content=support\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enrol now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca36402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca36402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health-care providers play a pivotal role in preventing suicides in Canada. They are ideally positioned to engage with clients experiencing thoughts of suicide and to provide, or link them to, potentially life-saving support and resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3de376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3de376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em>Around 45 per cent of people who die by suicide have seen their primary care provider in the month before their death, a figure that rises to about 60 per cent for older adults. Less than 20 per cent of people who die by suicide have seen a mental health professional in that period.<sup>1<\/sup><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b1788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85b1788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Talking About Suicide<\/em> course is designed to provide health-care providers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognize suicide risk and to engage in meaningful conversations with their clients about suicide. It includes scenarios, case studies, practice tips, and personal accounts from suicide attempt survivors \u2014 and it can be completed in as little as three hours.<\/p><p>To learn more, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/talking-about-suicide-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one-pager<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd8623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd8623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Advisory Committee Spotlights<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806fd3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"806fd3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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href=\"https:\/\/chalearning.ca\/communityspotlights\/manish-toofany\/?utm_source=mhcc&#038;utm_medium=website&#038;utm_campaign=tas_sept_nov&#038;utm_content=support\">Manish Toofany M.D.<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997dfcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"997dfcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ece52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9ece52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-VanSlyke-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-91073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-VanSlyke-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-VanSlyke-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-VanSlyke-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-VanSlyke.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2cca10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2cca10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chalearning.ca\/communityspotlights\/stephen-vanslyke\/?utm_source=mhcc&#038;utm_medium=website&#038;utm_campaign=tas_sept_nov&#038;utm_content=support\">Stephen VanSlyke RN MN<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f0e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18f0e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Yvonne-Bergmans-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-91082\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6130471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6130471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chalearning.ca\/communityspotlights\/yvonne-bergmans\/?utm_source=mhcc&#038;utm_medium=website&#038;utm_campaign=tas_sept_nov&#038;utm_content=support\">Yvonne Bergmans PhD MSW RSW<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573914a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"573914a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Earn up to 4 certified Mainpro+<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0credits!<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c6975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0c6975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upon completion of this course, health-care providers will be able to:<\/p><ul><li>practise building trust with clients at risk of suicide and gain the confidence needed to have a conversation with them about suicide<\/li><li>comprehend the complexity of suicide and its prevalence in Canada<\/li><li>identify common suicide risk factors and protective factors<\/li><li>employ tools, resources, and strategies to evaluate and respond to suicide risk among clients in their health-care setting and to offer appropriate support<\/li><li>implement best practices for safety planning for clients experiencing thoughts of suicide<\/li><li>recognize the responsibility of health-care providers as individuals and as a team in talking about suicide and instilling hope in clients<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Continuing Education Credits<\/h4><p><strong><em>Talking About Suicide<\/em><\/strong><strong> has been accredited by the following organizations.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfpc.ca\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>College of Family Physicians of Canada<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Quebec College of Family Physicians, a continuing professional development accrediting organization recognized by the Coll\u00e8ge des m\u00e9decins du Qu\u00e9bec, and has been approved for up to <strong>4 Mainpro+<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Certified Activity credits.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cna-aiic.ca\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Canadian Nurses Association<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-95374\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3CNA-SEAL-BLACK-EN@2x-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3CNA-SEAL-BLACK-EN@2x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3CNA-SEAL-BLACK-EN@2x-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3CNA-SEAL-BLACK-EN@2x-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3CNA-SEAL-BLACK-EN@2x-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3CNA-SEAL-BLACK-EN@2x.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 73px) 100vw, 73px\" \/>The <em>Talking About Suicide<\/em> training is approved by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) for <strong>3 continuing education credits<\/strong>. The CNA Accreditation Program upholds standards of quality for continuing professional development for nurses in Canada.<\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Acknowledgments<\/h4><p>This training was developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the <em>Talking About Suicide<\/em> Advisory Committee, and <a href=\"https:\/\/chalearning.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHA Learning<\/a>, the professional development division of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcarecan.ca\/\">HealthCare<em>CAN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><p>The original version of this training was entitled <em>Suicide: Facing the Difficult Topic Together \u2014 Empowering Physicians and Nurses, Instilling Hope in Patients<\/em>. It was developed in 2017 by the Mental Health Commission of Canada in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/suicideprevention.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdbriefcase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MDBriefCase<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133dc95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"133dc95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This program has received financial support from Health Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11691c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11691c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reference<\/strong><\/p><p><sup>1<\/sup> Luoma, J. B., Martin, C. E., &amp; Pearson, J. L. (2002). 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