{"id":89974,"date":"2025-08-26T15:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=89974"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:32:12","slug":"toolkit-for-people-who-have-been-impacted-by-a-suicide-attempt-3","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/toolkit-for-people-who-have-been-impacted-by-a-suicide-attempt-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Toolkit for people who have been impacted by a suicide attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"89974\" class=\"elementor elementor-89974\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d236625 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d236625\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ss-header\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7751c2a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7751c2a5\" 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 Mental Health Commission of Canada, in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/suicideprevention.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alberta.cmha.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division (CMHA Alberta)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Centre for Suicide Prevention<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Public Health Agency of Canada<\/a>, along with an Advisory Committee comprised of people with lived experience related to suicide, have developed toolkits to support people who have been impacted by suicide. This toolkit focuses on resources for people who have been impacted by a suicide attempt; a companion toolkit is tailored for people who have lost someone to suicide.<\/p><p>The content of the toolkits is informed by an online survey we did in the summer of 2017 to gather feedback from people affected by suicide. There were over 1,000 responses, and the feedback helped us develop a better understanding of what topics, content areas, resources, and information were important to include in the toolkits. The toolkits also include resources highlighted in a literature review done by the CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention. Both toolkits were refreshed in 2025 to reflect updated resources.<\/p><p>Please note that the toolkits are not an exhaustive list of the wide variety of resources available across Canada for support. If you are not finding the tools and resources that resonate most with you, you may wish to connect with a trained responder by contacting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/988.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">988<\/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-3029c5c6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3029c5c6\" 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:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Toolkit-for-people-who-have-been-impacted-by-a-suicide-attempt-FINAL-1.pdf\" 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\">Download the toolkit <\/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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8415b7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8415b7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9b1e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d9b1e89\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Attempt-Featured-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89565\" alt=\"\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280752fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"280752fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b58fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56b58fb0\" 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\">Introduction<\/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-247a7f2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"247a7f2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae191b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ae191b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1f32e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de1f32e\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Introduction-Attempt-vert-744x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Introduction-Attempt-vert-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Introduction-Attempt-vert-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Introduction-Attempt-vert-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Introduction-Attempt-vert.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc7b9a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dc7b9a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5549d9a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5549d9a8\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">The Content<\/h4><p>There is no right or wrong way to seek help. This toolkit is not designed to be an exhaustive list of the very wide variety of resources available across Canada for support. It is intended to be a summary of the tools that have resonated most with the hundreds of people who completed an online survey we conducted and of resources from a literature review completed by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division (CMHA Alberta) and Centre for Suicide Prevention.<\/p><p>If you are not finding the tools and resources that resonate most with you, you may consider talking with someone. You may wish to connect with a trained responder by contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/988.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">988<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpphone.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kids Help Phone<\/a>.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">What it is<\/h4><p>This toolkit focuses on resources for people who have been impacted by a suicide attempt; a companion toolkit is tailored for people who have lost someone to suicide.<\/p><p>The content of the toolkits is informed by an online survey we did in the summer of 2017 to gather feedback from people affected by suicide. There were over 1,000 responses, and the feedback helped us develop a better understanding of what topics, content areas, resources, and information were important to include in the toolkits. The toolkits also include resources highlighted in a literature review done by the CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention. Both toolkits were refreshed in 2025 to reflect updated resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-9543917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9543917\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">Language<\/h4>\nSurvey respondents indicated a preference for \u201cpeople-first\u201d language. You may consider yourself to be someone who has survived a suicide attempt, or you may identify yourself as a survivor of a suicide attempt. How you identify yourself is a personal decision.\t\t\t\t\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-13604dd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13604dd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"strategies\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3ea950 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c3ea950\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767a9745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"767a9745\" 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\">Strategies and coping suggestions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b409296 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b409296\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ca2f5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41ca2f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467d78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"467d78d\" 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>There is no single way or \u201cright\u201d way to cope with thoughts of suicide. People will experience thoughts of suicide differently, and therefore the ways of coping with these thoughts will be different for every individual.<\/p><p>Below is a non-exhaustive list of strategies that you can use to cope with thoughts of suicide. If you are not finding the tools and resources that resonate most with you, you could try talking about your options with a trained responder by contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.988.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">988<\/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-7247ee33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7247ee33\" 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>How to cope with thoughts of suicide and how to get help<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li>For people experiencing thoughts of suicide, and for the people who care about them, <a href=\"https:\/\/speakingofsuicide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking of suicide<\/a> is a resource that addresses the fear of stigma, the shame, and the self-blame associated with having thoughts of suicide. It also discusses things people can do when those thoughts emerge.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-58a25437 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a25437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77a3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e77a3e4\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strategies-and-Coping-1024x703.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89567\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strategies-and-Coping-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strategies-and-Coping-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strategies-and-Coping-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strategies-and-Coping-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strategies-and-Coping-2048x1406.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strategies-and-Coping-437x300.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2df1b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a2df1b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b7fcb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19b7fcb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0e96ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0e96ec\" 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>How to communicate feelings of suicide and thoughts of suicide<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/resource\/how-to-tell-someone-youre-thinking-about-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to tell someone you are thinking about suicide<\/a> offers advice on talking about thoughts of suicide and ways to keep safe, and it also includes resources in which people with lived experience talk about depression, anxiety, and suicidality. (<em>Note that this is a US-based <\/em><em>resource, and the crisis support numbers are not the same as they are in Canada. In Canada, call or text 988 for crisis support<\/em>.)<\/li><li>California State University in Sacramento has developed a script between a client and therapist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csus.edu\/indiv\/b\/brocks\/workshops\/district\/3.sample%20suicide%20intervention%20script.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that shows how to communicate thoughts of suicide<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themighty.com\/2015\/11\/what-its-like-going-to-the-emergency-room-for-suicidal-thoughts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What it\u2019s like going to the emergency room for suicidal thoughts<\/a> is a blog by Alyse Ruriani describing one person\u2019s experience of having thoughts of suicide in the emergency department.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f319948 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f319948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b298034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b298034\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78225969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78225969\" 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=\"980\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopingStrategies-Attempt-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopingStrategies-Attempt-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopingStrategies-Attempt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopingStrategies-Attempt-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopingStrategies-Attempt-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopingStrategies-Attempt-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopingStrategies-Attempt-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ef61aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11ef61aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c1ac32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c1ac32\" 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>Coping strategies<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thelifelinecanada.ca\/coping-with-suicidal-thoughts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coping with Suicidal Thoughts<\/a> by Joti Samra and Dan Bilsker addresses how to cope with thoughts of suicide and other means of keeping yourself safe.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpphone.ca\/get-info\/how-cope-thoughts-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How I can cope with thoughts of suicide<\/a> by Kids Help Phone facilitates the conversation around reaching out for help.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.samhsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/sma18-4355eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Yourself After Your Treatment in the Emergency Room<\/a> by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers coping strategies and advice for attempt survivors who have been discharged from an emergency department or in-patient hospital ward.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/types-of-mental-health-problems\/coping-after-a-suicide-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coping after a suicide attempt<\/a> is a guide by Mind for people who have been impacted by a suicide attempt.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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>\n\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-59c1ec57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59c1ec57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"stories\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e745bc1 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e745bc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebd52f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ebd52f9\" 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>Stories from people with lived experience<\/strong><\/h4><p><br \/>These websites and books feature the voices of people who have attempted suicide:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livethroughthis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live through this<\/a> is a collection of stories of suicide attempt survivors, as told by those survivors.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/thereasons.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reasons to go on living<\/a> is an inspiring collection of stories of people who have attempted or seriously thought about dying by suicide.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oursideofsuicide.com\/category\/voices-of-other-survivors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our side of suicide<\/a> provides survivor stories of people who have attempted suicide.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Cracked-Not-Broken-Surviving-Thriving\/dp\/1442222409\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F390Q8UDEMQX&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mZMGjBiuRL9lEjTteaVNA4n7jVzxWtHPPTY5SX5TfMc.1ICKS91om0RQxUmHmfYncGGzMBMWtFjHmDBiBxxQUHM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Cracked+not+broken+%282014%29.&amp;qid=1733151302&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=cracked+not+broken+2014+%2Cstripbooks%2C106&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt<\/em><\/a> (2014) is Kevin Hines\u2019 story of surviving a suicide attempt after jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge and his inspiring work in suicide prevention and advocacy in recovery.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Hello-Want-Die-Please-Fix\/dp\/0735272824\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UQ5X9TM0M3FW&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lT1EjHsOtrNC-E4PgrtQkA.kLDAcddDKvjcmi0-6j21WLvXth2FCza9wvQyPAQ3HbM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+%E2%80%A2+Hello+I+want+to+die+please+fix+me%3A+Depression+in+the+first+person&amp;qid=1733151367&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=hello+i+want+to+die+please+fix+me+depression+in+the+first+person%2Cstripbooks%2C119&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person<\/a><\/em> (2019) is Anna Paperny\u2019s memoir of her experiences with depression.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/What-Takes-Make-Through-Resilience-ebook\/dp\/B09D8Q16NF\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ID7EZC451Z7X&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aEjmEHvBN8RyO9WZGS4fVA.Sl7qqMe-CHK2FoToa3u_gtorilNU38HvyAvta8t0olA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+What+it+takes+to+make+it+through%3A+Stories+of+suicide+resilience+and+loss&amp;qid=1743789024&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=what+it+takes+to+make+it+through+stories+of+suicide+resilience+and+loss+%2Cstripbooks%2C110&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What It Takes to Make It Through: Stories of Suicide Resilience and Loss<\/a><\/em> (2021) is an anthology published by the ARS Suicide &amp; Depression Studies Program at St. Michael&#8217;s Hospital in Toronto of the inspiring stories of people who have persevered after an attempted suicide.<\/li><\/ul>\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-4f509b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f509b10\" 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=\"980\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PWLLE-Attempt-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PWLLE-Attempt-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PWLLE-Attempt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PWLLE-Attempt-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PWLLE-Attempt-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PWLLE-Attempt-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PWLLE-Attempt-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2ce14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a2ce14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754462e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754462e2\" 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>Peer support groups<\/strong><\/h4><p>Peer support can be an invaluable source of strength for people who have been impacted by a suicide attempt. Peers can provide emotional support that helps address suicide risk as they share their own experience of recovery, thereby fostering perceived connectedness and reducing feelings of hopelessness among those receiving support \u2014 two key factors that protect against suicidal ideation.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-1551b03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1551b03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fffc777 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fffc777\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8f709a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c8f709a\" 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=\"980\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PeerSupport-Attempt-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PeerSupport-Attempt-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PeerSupport-Attempt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PeerSupport-Attempt-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PeerSupport-Attempt-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PeerSupport-Attempt-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PeerSupport-Attempt-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2724a332 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2724a332\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4947e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca4947e\" 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<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/peersupportcanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peer Support Canada<\/a> serves as the national voice for peer support.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/local_resource\/peer-support-in-suicide-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peer support in suicide prevention<\/a> by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division (CMHA Alberta) and Centre for Suicide Prevention discusses the role of peer support in preventing suicide.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/skills-for-safer-living-program-and-implementation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skills for Safer Living<\/a> is an intervention group co-facilitated by peers with lived experience for people experiencing suicide-related behaviours. Graduates of this multi-week skills group can then participate in a voluntary ongoing peer support group in some locations. If you\u2019re interested in this program, use a search engine to search for \u201cSkills for Safer Living\u201d and your province or territory name.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a11fd3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a11fd3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"counselling\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d54bc0 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65d54bc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab812b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab812b9\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">Counselling and therapy<\/h4>\nFinding the right counsellor may take time. It may also take time to find the therapy and therapist that best suit you. As a starting point, you may want to start a conversation with your family physician. Your doctor may be able to discuss with you whether you require medication in the short term\u00a0 and may also be able to recommend a good counsellor for you. Give yourself the time and permission to look for a therapist whom you feel hears you, understands you, believes you, and provides a type of therapy that works well for you.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Finding the right psychologist can be difficult. On its web page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpa.ca\/public\/findingapsychologist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finding the Psychologist For You<\/a>, the Canadian Psychological Association maintains a list of all the provincial and territorial associations of psychology.<\/li>\n \t<li>You may find a good counsellor or therapist using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/ca\/therapists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find a Therapist<\/a> directory provided by <em>Psychology Today<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li>Other resources for finding counselling include the following:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusivetherapists.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inclusive Therapists<\/a> maintains a searchable database of therapists.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healingincolour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healing in Colour<\/a> envisions a world where Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, in all intersections, have access to therapy that supports healing and liberation.<\/li>\n \t<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/affordabletherapynetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Affordable Therapy Network<\/a> is a directory of therapists offering low-cost and sliding-scale counselling across Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-4fb7391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fb7391\" 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=\"980\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Counselin-Attempt-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Counselin-Attempt-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Counselin-Attempt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Counselin-Attempt-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Counselin-Attempt-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Counselin-Attempt-2048x1156.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Counselin-Attempt-532x300.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a00f99b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a00f99b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec377eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec377eb\" 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>In the same way that not all therapists will be a good fit for everyone, not all types of therapy will suit everyone well. Counsellors may use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and other techniques, depending on your needs. You can learn about different types of therapy techniques <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/ca\/types-of-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-210bd8e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"210bd8e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"crisis-line\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134535af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"134535af\" 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<h3 style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;\">Crisis lines and safety planning<\/h3><p>When you are dealing with suicidal thoughts or the aftermath of a suicide attempt, situations can arise that may increase your level of distress. Don\u2019t expect to be able to manage this distress on your own \u2014 support is available. Keep the following list of resources on your phone or on a piece of paper in your wallet to ensure they are accessible when you need them most. You may also share them with a friend who can remind you of them.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;\">Crisis lines<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/988.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">988 Suicide Crisis Helpline<\/a>: a nation-wide crisis line available to call or text 24\/7 (988)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpphone.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kids Help Phone<\/a>: a 24-hour, bilingual phone, web, and referral service for children and youth (1-800-668-6868)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopeforwellness.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hope for Wellness Helpline<\/a>: a helpline for Indigenous People (1-855-242-3310)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cfmws.ca\/support-services\/family-information-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services\u2019 family information line<\/a>: an information and crisis line for the military community (1-800-866-4546)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootsontheground.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boots on the Ground: Peer Support for First Responders<\/a> (1-833-677-2668)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/itgetsbettercanada.org\/get-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It Gets Better Canada<\/a>: a list of crisis lines in Canada for sexual, gender, and racial minorities<\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;\">Contacting a crisis line<\/h3><ul><li>The 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline has a web page describing <a href=\"https:\/\/988.ca\/get-help\/what-to-expect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what to expect when you call or text 988<\/a>.<\/li><li>The CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention offers advice on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/ask-help-feeling-suicidal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to ask for help if you are having thoughts of suicide<\/a>.<\/li><li>Suggested scripts for talking to a helpline:<sup>2<\/sup><ul><li>\u201cHi. I am calling because I need some help. I\u2019m going through some things that are tough and it sometimes feels like I can\u2019t take it<br \/>anymore. It\u2019s so bad there are times I think about suicide.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cHi. Things are really hard right now. I\u2019m thinking about killing myself.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Suggested scripts for texting a helpline:<sup>2<\/sup><ul><li>\u201cI need help. My life is bad right now and I\u2019m thinking about suicide.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about killing myself. Can you help me?\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-11d35fae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11d35fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146e5079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"146e5079\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">Developing a safety plan<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/local_resource\/safety-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety plans to prevent suicide<\/a> is a toolkit by the CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/output\/3641390-how-to-create-a-safety-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things to Consider When Creating a Safety Plan<\/a> is a resource by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideline.org.au\/resource\/making-suicide-safety-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to make a suicide safety plan<\/a> was developed by SuicideLine Victoria (Australia).<\/li>\n \t<li>Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sunnybrook.ca\/content\/?page=suicide-attempt-coping-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coping card<\/a> is a practical tool that can help a person make an action plan to cope effectively with an emotional crisis so that they do not engage in suicidal behaviour.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/document?repid=rep1&amp;type=pdf&amp;doi=5a782c0b032996201c901386b0cfbbf38812775f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety Planning Intervention: A Brief Intervention to Mitigate Suicide Risk<\/a> describes an innovative way to reduce suicide risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-79723079 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79723079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574c0065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"574c0065\" 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<h3 style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">How to support a loved one who is having thoughts of suicide<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed04162 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ed04162\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1ea538 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c1ea538\" 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=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/support-Attempt-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/support-Attempt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/support-Attempt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/support-Attempt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/support-Attempt-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/support-Attempt-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/support-Attempt-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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-64d73cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d73cff\" 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=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">How to talk to about suicide in an honest, safe, and age-appropriate way<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/suicideline.org.au\/concerned-about-someone\/supporting-someone-after-a-suicide-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supporting someone after a suicide attempt<\/a> by SuicideLine Victoria discusses some helpful and unhelpful things to say to someone who has experienced a suicide attempt.<\/li>\n \t<li>Suggestions on how to talk to and support someone after a suicide attempt can be found on pages 16-18 of <a href=\"https:\/\/klinic.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Klinic-After-Suicide-Attempt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After a Suicide Attempt: A Guide for Family and Friends<\/a> by the Klinic Community Health Centre and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.choc.org\/what-parents-should-do-after-a-childs-suicide-attempt-answering-caregivers-frequently-asked-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What should parents do after a child\u2019s suicide attempt? Answering caregivers\u2019 frequently asked questions<\/a> by the Children\u2019s Hospital of Orange County provides advice for parents from an expert.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sunnybrook.ca\/uploads\/1\/departments\/psychiatry\/-pr60774_family_support_suicide_attempt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What to do if your loved one has made a suicide attempt<\/a> by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre provides information for family and friends about suicide and support services.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Sample script on how to talk to someone who may be having thoughts of suicide:\n<\/strong>\u201cIt sounds like things are really hard for you right now. I can\u2019t imagine what you\u2019re going through, but I know things will get better! Let\u2019s text the distress centre to see what resources they might have that could help. I\u2019m so glad you told me how you\u2019re feeling; I\u2019ve been really worried about you! I feel like it\u2019s a good idea to talk to your parents, too. Want me to come with you?\u201d<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-58e4a014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e4a014\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">Risk of suicidality for family and friends of an attempt survivor or someone who died by suicide<\/h4>\n\nThere is always a potential risk that vulnerable family members or friends who have been exposed to a suicide attempt or a death by suicide may develop thoughts of suicide themselves.\n\n<strong>Suggested readings:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>An article entitled \u201cFamilial Transmission of Suicidal Behaviour\u201d looks at the effects that exposure to suicidal behaviours can have on family members.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cThe Continuum of \u201csurvivorship\u201d: Definitional Issues in the Aftermath of Suicide\u201d is a paper that looks at the impact that suicide has on survivors.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ddcb05f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ddcb05f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"tellingstory\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a48365b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a48365b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217b2297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"217b2297\" 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\">Telling your story safely<\/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-43f87a97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43f87a97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce685b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cce685b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45534abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45534abf\" 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>Telling your story can be scary. Just as every story related to suicide is personal, the decision to tell your story is personal, and the way you decide to tell that story is up to you. Telling your story can bring great strength; however, be careful to tell your story safely, ensuring your safety and the safety of the person(s) learning from you.<\/p><p>\u201cThe decision to share one\u2019s lived experience with suicide may feel scary \u2014 especially the first time you share it. While the decision to share can be difficult, your experiences do not need to fit into a perfect set of steps or pathway to be meaningful. If you are considering sharing your story, we recommend using this storytelling checklist to help determine how to share your story safely and effectively \u2014 for yourself and others.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/storytelling-for-suicide-prevention-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">988 Lifeline<\/a><\/p><h4 style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Advocacy and finding hope for people who have experienced a suicide attempt<\/h4><p>People who have been impacted by suicide, either through a suicide loss or a suicide attempt, may derive a lot of strength and growth from sharing their experience. They can be passionate advocates for suicide prevention and are in a unique position to influence other people\u2019s attitudes about suicide.<sup>6<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-205ac71d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"205ac71d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5a82e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c5a82e7\" 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=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Story-Safely-Attempt-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Story-Safely-Attempt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Story-Safely-Attempt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Story-Safely-Attempt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Story-Safely-Attempt-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Story-Safely-Attempt-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Story-Safely-Attempt-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ed09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1ed09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446afb22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"446afb22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32383b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e32383b\" 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<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suicidepreventionmessaging.org\/guidelines_topics\/Telling%20Your%20Own%20Story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidelines for Telling Your Own Story<\/a> contains a suite of pertinent resources to help attempt and loss survivors to safely tell their stories, presented by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.<\/li><li>The CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention has prepared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/local_resource\/guidelines-for-sharing-experiences-with-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guidelines for sharing experiences with suicide<\/a>.<\/li><li>988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline in the United States has created a <a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/storytelling-for-suicide-prevention-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storytelling for Suicide Prevention Checklist<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/sharing-your-story-safely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharing your Story Safely<\/a> is a resource by the MHCC.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theactionalliance.org\/resource\/way-forward-pathways-hope-recovery-and-wellness-insights-lived-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Way Forward: Pathways to hope, recovery and wellness with insights from lived experience<\/a> is a resource devoted to advocacy of suicide attempt survivors. It was produced by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. They urge attempt survivors to get more involved in suicide prevention initiatives and advocacy:<ul><li>\u201cto join crisis centers as members of boards of directors, leaders, and staff\/volunteers<\/li><li>to participate in oversight or advising behavioral health systems change<\/li><li>to review communications campaigns or social marketing endeavors aimed at consumers\/individuals who are suicidal<\/li><li>to act as spokespersons, advocates, or resources for legislative hearings\/testimony<\/li><li>to be partners in the development of research\/evaluation for suicide prevention initiatives\u201d<sup>7<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-5739c549 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5739c549\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca1e019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca1e019\" 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\u201c[People who have experienced suicide attempts] need to be able to live stigma-free.\u2026 The voices of suicide attempt survivors need to be\nincluded in understandings of and interventions for suicide attempt survivors.\u2026 Prevention strategies need to address the issue of those who\ndo not seek help.\u2026 With the suicide attempt survivor\u2019s consent \u2026 families and friends [should be included] in the individual\u2019s treatment and\ninterventions.\u201d<sup>8<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2862a2e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2862a2e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"hopeful\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1206ac3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1206ac3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13831b4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13831b4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9a7282 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b9a7282\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b2da3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48b2da3e\" 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\">Hopeful messages<\/h2>\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-27fcd8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27fcd8a\" 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>Knowing that you are not alone and being able to share hope can be incredibly healing. This section of the toolkit is intended to be a safe space to read and to share online messages of hope with other people. A tremendous amount of hope flowed from the responses of people with lived experience related to suicide who completed our online survey. A sample of them are provided below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313bcfbb e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"313bcfbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728ee865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728ee865\" 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=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;\">For people who have thoughts of suicide<\/h4>\nIn the survey, we asked people, \u201cIf you could give one message to other people who have suicidal thoughts or attempts, what would it be?\u201d Here are a few of the messages we received:\n<ul>\n \t<li>\u201cIt will get better! One step at a time, one minute at a time \u2014 you got this.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cHonestly, it won\u2019t always feel this bad and it WILL get better. You are worth it, please keep going.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cIf you are looking for a sign not to kill yourself, THIS IS IT.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cIt is temporary. Do what you need to do to cope and get through this. Sleep if you must, cry if you must, just hold on for another day, hour, or minute.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cPlease reach out for help, you are not alone and YOU MATTER.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cYour illness does not define you.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cBreathe.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cDon\u2019t ever lose hope! Recovery is possible!\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cFind one thing to wake up for every day whether it\u2019s a pet, a child, spouse, parent, etc.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cFind someone you trust who is supportive and reliable and put them on speed dial!\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u00a0\u201cHOPE (Hold On, Pain Ends).\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-58118779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58118779\" 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=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;\">For people who are supporting someone who has attempted suicide<\/h4>\nIn the survey, we asked people, \u201cIf you could give one message to other people who are supporting someone who has attempted suicide, what would it be?\u201d Here are a few of the messages we received:\n<ul>\n \t<li>\u00a0\u201cBe patient. Be hopeful. Be there.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cAlways take the person seriously, listen and ask them what they need to be safe.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cAppreciate that it is not an attention seeking act. Their pain is real \u2014 do not minimize their thoughts.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cAsk them \u2014 what is the most helpful thing I can do for you?\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cBe non-judgmental. Be supportive. Be kind.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cBe strong. Look after yourself and never give up fighting for your loved ones.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cDo not blame yourself for not seeing the signs.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cGet support and talk about it. Supporters need help too and the love and comfort of knowing they are not living this alone.\u201d<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cDon\u2019t forget to take care of yourself too.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1395c439 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1395c439\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"suicide\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12fffd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c12fffd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e591c00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e591c00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a410a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68a410a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7482068a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7482068a\" 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\">About suicide<\/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-61a95166 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61a95166\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452b7736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"452b7736\" 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>For some people, knowing the basic statistics and other important information about suicide can be helpful. This section of the toolkit is designed to remind you that suicide affects everyone and that you are not alone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-7df89e2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7df89e2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309b0bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"309b0bbb\" 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<h3 style=\"font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Background and context<\/h3><h4 style=\"font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">What is suicide?<\/h4><p>Suicide is defined as the act or instance of taking one\u2019s own life voluntarily and intentionally.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Basic statistics on suicide in Canada<\/h4><p>Canada tracks suicide by age, sex, and geography. Unlike the United States, Canada does not record ethnicity or method of death.<\/p><ul><li>The Government of Canada tracks information on <a href=\"https:\/\/health-infobase.canada.ca\/mental-health\/suicide-self-harm\/suicide-mortality.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suicide, self-harm, and suicide-related behaviours in Canada.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/tables-tableaux\/sum-som\/l01\/cst01\/hlth66d-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statistics Canada<\/a> provides a breakdown by age and sex.<\/li><li>The Public Health Agency of Canada has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/publications\/healthy-living\/suicide-canada-infographic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic<\/a> that provides statistics on the current context of suicide in Canada.<\/li><li>The CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention has created a resource that provides suicide rates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/resource\/cross-canada-comparison-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">across provinces and territories<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-30a63f76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30a63f76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c4011f e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38c4011f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fb6bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41fb6bea\" 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=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Safe language around suicide<\/h4>\nSome of the traditional language around suicide has negative connotations and, as a result, unintentionally perpetuates stigma. Some examples include \u201ccommitted suicide\u201d (implying criminality), \u201csuccessful suicide\u201d or \u201ccompleted suicide\u201d (implying that the suicide attempt was unsuccessful or incomplete before), and \u201cfailed suicide attempt\u201d (implying a failure).\n\nMore neutral, compassionate words should be used when talking about suicide. Here are a few places to find more information:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camh.ca\/en\/no-one-left-behind\/help-and-resources\/suicide\/words-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Words Matter: Learning how to talk about suicide in a hopeful, respectful way has the power to save lives<\/a> by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/publications\/healthy-living\/language-matters-safe-communication-suicide-prevention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Language Matters: Safe Communication for Suicide Prevention<\/a> by the Public Health Agency of Canada.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-35a1c0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35a1c0a3\" 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=\"980\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Safe-Language-Attempt-1024x682.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Safe-Language-Attempt-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Safe-Language-Attempt-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Safe-Language-Attempt-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Safe-Language-Attempt-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Safe-Language-Attempt-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Safe-Language-Attempt-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e28712c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e28712c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3de824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f3de824\" 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=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Myths and facts about suicide<\/h4>\nStigma can be perpetuated by misinformation and myths about suicide. Some myths are more embedded in society than others and may be harmful to people who have been affected by suicide. To help distinguish myth from fact, here are some helpful resources:\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-6da004a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6da004a6\" 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<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/suicide-prevention\/about-suicide.html#a1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About suicide<\/a> by the Government of Canada<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/local_resource\/about-suicide-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About suicide prevention<\/a> by the CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camh.ca\/en\/no-one-left-behind\/help-and-resources\/suicide\/myths-and-facts-about-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myths and Facts about Suicide<\/a> by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tspn.org\/?s=Myths%2Babout%2Bsuicide&amp;myths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facts about suicide<\/a> by the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/what-we-do\/suicide-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suicide Prevention<\/a> by the MHCC, with links to fact sheets on subjects including bullying, injury prevention, trauma-informed care, older adults, men, agriculture, youth, and rural and remote communities<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Helpful literature:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Myths-about-Suicide-Thomas-Joiner\/dp\/0674061985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Myths about Suicide<\/em><\/a> is a book by Thomas Joiner that sharply debunks myths such as \u201csuicide is selfish,\u201d \u201cif people want to die by suicide, we cannot stop them,\u201d and \u201cit\u2019s just a cry for help.\u201d The book shows why he is considered one of the leaders in the study of suicide.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5f2a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d5f2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562a2824 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"562a2824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f63601 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10f63601\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0fc2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d0fc2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf59eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf59eb0\" 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<h3 style=\"font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Why do people attempt to die by suicide?<\/h3>\nNo single cause can explain or predict suicide. Thoughts of suicide or suicide-related behaviours are a result of a combination of personal, social, and cultural factors. These factors differ from person to person over their lifetime.\t\t\t\t\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-5afa84b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5afa84b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233f66b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"233f66b9\" 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=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Social determinants of health<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li>According to Mikkonnen and Raphael in their influential publication <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thecanadianfacts.org\/The_Canadian_Facts-2nd_ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts<\/a><\/em>, there are 17 determinants that have a greater bearing on an individual\u2019s health than all other factors:<sup>9<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6343f994 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6343f994\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f168f3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f168f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130baf8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"130baf8b\" 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<ul>\n<li>Indigenous ancestry<\/li>\n<li>disability<\/li>\n<li>early child development<\/li>\n<li>education<\/li>\n<li>employment and working conditions<\/li>\n<li>food insecurity<\/li>\n<li>geography<\/li>\n<li>globalization<\/li>\n<li>health services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-58eef2c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58eef2c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de2619a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1de2619a\" 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<ul>\n<li>gender<\/li>\n<li>housing<\/li>\n<li>immigration<\/li>\n<li>income and income distribution<\/li>\n<li>race<\/li>\n<li>social exclusion<\/li>\n<li>social safety net<\/li>\n<li>unemployment and job security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3e762b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a3e762b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be9ae81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3be9ae81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31626cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31626cea\" 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>\u201cThe Social and Economic Determinants of Suicide in Canadian Provinces\u201d found a distinct correlation between these determinants and suicide, especially the determinants of unemployment and gender.<sup>10<\/sup> Similarly, a 2025 review found 46 studies showing a strong relationship between the social determinants of health and suicide-related outcomes.<sup>11<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165c725f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"165c725f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109ab5d5 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"109ab5d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3222ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3222ec\" 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=\"980\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-and-Protective-Factors-Attempt-1024x682.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-and-Protective-Factors-Attempt-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-and-Protective-Factors-Attempt-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-and-Protective-Factors-Attempt-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-and-Protective-Factors-Attempt-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-and-Protective-Factors-Attempt-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-and-Protective-Factors-Attempt-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\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-27510edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27510edc\" 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>Risk and protective factors<\/h4><p>The Suicide Prevention Resource Center defines risk factors and protective factors in a simple and straightforward way: \u201cRisk factors are characteristics that make it more likely that individuals will consider, attempt, or die by suicide. Protective factors are characteristics that make it less likely that individuals will consider, attempt, or die by suicide.\u201d<sup>12<\/sup> Please note that even if a person has protective factors, it does not mean that they will not move on to attempt suicide.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/afsp.org\/risk-factors-protective-factors-and-warning-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs<\/a> by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/suicide-prevention\/suicide-risks-prevention.html#a1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suicide: risks and prevention<\/a> by the Government of Canada<\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a68a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2a68a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d1dcbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11d1dcbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5178b0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5178b0b8\" 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=\"font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">The role of trauma and childhood experiences<\/h4><p><strong>What is trauma?<\/strong><\/p><p>According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, trauma is &#8220;a term used to describe the challenging emotional consequences that living through a distressing event can have for an individual. Traumatic events can be difficult to define because the same event may be more traumatic for some people than for others. However, traumatic events experienced early in life, such as abuse, neglect and disrupted attachment, can often be devastating. Equally challenging can be later life experiences that are out of one\u2019s control, such as a serious accident, being the victim of violence, living through a natural disaster or war, or sudden unexpected loss.&#8221;<sup>13<\/sup><\/p><p>Unresolved trauma in childhood and adolescence is linked to an increased risk for suicide ideation. If it is not addressed, it can escalate with age \u2014 potentially leading to suicide attempts or death by suicide. Early intervention after trauma is crucial.<sup>14,15,16<\/sup><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/trauma-informed-care-and-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trauma-Informed Care<\/a> and Suicide fact sheet by the MHCC<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cptsdfoundation.org\/2021\/09\/20\/the-link-between-complex-trauma-and-suicidal-ideation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Link Between Complex Trauma and Suicidal Ideation<\/a> by the CPTSD Foundation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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>\n\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-716cd02a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716cd02a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"additional-resources\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52face8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52face8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"additional-resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114a9deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"114a9deb\" 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\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fb0cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21fb0cfb\" 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>Some people find that immersing themselves in training and additional reading can be healing. This section of the toolkit provides some additional tools and other resources to help you gain the knowledge and courage you need to have conversations about suicide.<\/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-2f75a921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f75a921\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Training programs for suicide prevention<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingworks.net\/training\/livingworks-asist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)<\/a> is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may be having thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan for their immediate safety. It is offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/livingworks.net\/training\/livingworks-asist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LivingWorks<\/a> and by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/workshop\/asist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention<\/a> in Alberta.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingworks.net\/safetalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safeTALK<\/a> is a 3.5-hour workshop that equips people to be more alert to the signs that someone is thinking of suicide and to be better able to connect them with further help. It is offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/livingworks.net\/training\/livingworks-safetalk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LivingWorks<\/a> and by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/workshop\/safe-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention<\/a> in Alberta.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingworks.net\/training\/livingworks-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start<\/a> is an online, skills-based suicide prevention training program that anyone can complete in as little as one hour. It is offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/livingworks.net\/training\/livingworks-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LivingWorks<\/a>.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openingminds.org\/training\/mhfa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health First Aid<\/a> provides practical knowledge and skills to support a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health or substance use crisis, until professional help is available. It is offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/openingminds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opening Minds<\/a> at the MHCC. Opening Minds also provides workplace mental health training through <a href=\"https:\/\/openingminds.org\/training\/twm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Working Mind<\/a> and mental health and stigma reduction training for educational and student settings through <a href=\"https:\/\/openingminds.org\/training\/tim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Inquiring Mind<\/a>.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qprinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Question Persuade and Refer (QPR)<\/a>\u2019s mission is to reduce suicidal behaviours and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. This training is offered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/qprinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QPR Institute<\/a>.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stormskillstraining.com\/suicide-prevention-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Self-harm and Suicide Prevention Training<\/a> provides high-quality, effective, evidence-based self-harm and suicide prevention training supported by a wealth of research, experience, and expertise. It is offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/stormskillstraining.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storm Skills Training<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-7f9f3a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f9f3a8f\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Mobile apps<\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Mobile apps can help you to cope following a suicide attempt or can provide other mental health support. <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/app-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Assessment Framework for Mental Health Apps<\/a> by the MHCC is a national framework outlining key criteria for safe, quality, and effective mental health apps in Canada. This framework helps identify which apps meet the national criteria and will feature them online in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-36dee257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36dee257\" 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=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">Other reading<\/h4>\n<strong>Books<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Heckler, R. (2014). Waking up, alive: The descent, The suicide attempt&#8230; and the return to life. Ballantine Books.<\/li>\n \t<li>Michel, K., &amp; Gysin-Maillart, A. (2015). ASSIP Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program: A manual for clinicians. Hogrefe Publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Editorials<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Brickhouse, J. (2016, May 30). Overcoming the shame of a suicide attempt. New York Times.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/30\/overcoming-the-shame-of-a-suicide-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/30\/overcoming-the-shame-of-a-suicide-attempt\/<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention. (2016). Suicide attempt survivors and the value\nof lived experience. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/local_resource\/suicideattemptsurvivors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.suicideinfo.ca\/local_resource\/suicideattemptsurvivors\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Academic studies<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Bergmans, Y., Gordon, E., &amp; Eynan, R. (2017). Surviving moment to moment: The experience of living in a state of ambivalence for those\nwith recurrent suicide attempts. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 90(4), 633-48. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/papt.12130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/papt.12130<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Frey, L., Hans, J., &amp; Cerel, J. (2016). Suicide disclosure in suicide attempt survivors: Does family reaction moderate or mediate disclosure\u2019s\neffect on depression? Suicide and Life-Threating Behavior, 46(1), 96-105. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/sltb.12175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/sltb.12175<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Hadland, S., Wood, E., Marshall, B., Kerr, T., Montaner, J., &amp; Debeck, K. (2015). Suicide attempts and childhood maltreatment among street youth: A prospective cohort study. Pediatrics, 136(3), 1-10. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1542\/peds.2015-1108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1542\/peds.2015-1108<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Klonsky, E., May, A., &amp; Saffer, B. (2016). Suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 12(14), 307-30. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1146\/annurev-clinpsy-021815-093204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1146\/annurev-clinpsy-021815-093204<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Lester, D., &amp; Walker, R. (2006). The stigma for attempting suicide and the loss to suicide prevention efforts. Crisis, 27(3), 147-8. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1027\/0227-5910.27.3.147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1027\/0227-5910.27.3.147<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Sheehan, L., Corrigan, P., Al-Khouja, M., &amp; Stigma of suicide research team. (2016). Stakeholder perspectives on the stigma of suicide\nattempt survivors. Crisis, 38(2), 73-81. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1027\/0227-5910\/a000413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1027\/0227-5910\/a000413<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Shepard, D., Gurewich, D., Lwin, A.K., Reed, G.A., &amp; Silverman, M.M. (2016). Suicide and suicidal attempts in the United States: Costs and policy implications. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 46(3), 352-362. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/sltb.12225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/sltb.12225<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c6c96b elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79c6c96b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"acknowledgments\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469b12a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"469b12a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2611986e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2611986e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c15a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79c15a42\" 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\">Acknowledgments<\/h2>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b1fd52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20b1fd52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d045b8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d045b8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7727407f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7727407f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d5e0ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d5e0ce\" 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 development and refresh of this document was made possible through the input, feedback, and guidance of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention; the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention; the Public Health Agency of Canada; and people with lived experience related to suicide.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">This original document was informed\/developed by:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce8b85 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ce8b85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a129e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a129e1\" 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>\u00a0<strong>Advisory Committee members: <\/strong><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li>Ally Campbell<\/li><li>Amanee Elchehimi<\/li><li>Andrea Rowe<\/li><li>Austin Mardon<\/li><li>Chris Summerville<\/li><li>John Dick<\/li><li>Katherine Tapley<\/li><li>Melynda Ehaloak<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\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-6f5a0b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f5a0b6d\" 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>Working Group members:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li>Rebecca Sanford<\/li><li>Robert Olson<\/li><li>Jodie Golden<\/li><li>Yvonne Bergmans<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\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-c6cd960 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6cd960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4317c75d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4317c75d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7070e540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7070e540\" 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=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em;\">The review and update of the content was informed by:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n \t<li>Anita David<\/li>\n \t<li>Alisha Haseeb<\/li>\n \t<li>Joannie Fogue<\/li>\n \t<li>Nagi Abouzeid<\/li>\n \t<li>Ubah Mohamoud<\/li>\n \t<li>Yvonne Bergmans<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThese individuals added value, experience, and rigour to this toolkit, and the Mental Health Commission of Canada is grateful for their contributions in the development of this project.\t\t\t\t\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ca74dc elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47ca74dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"references\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2936afc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2936afc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a02bf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a02bf9c\" 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\">References<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54750254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54750254\" 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<ol><li>Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention. 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