On February 11th, 150 students from the School of Education at Laurentian University and teachers from the Sudbury area, including Manitoulin Island gathered for an event of suicide awareness and prevention training. I gave the keynote address on the Collateral … Continue reading
As I write this, 60 students from Laurentian University’s School of Education and 90 teachers from the Sudbury area, including Manitoulin Island are taking SafeTALK training. This it truly a monumental day for suicide awareness and prevention. After everyone has … Continue reading
On January 30th I presented to the Laurentian University 4th year Social Work class via video conference. Agents of change, social change to be specific was the topic of the day. By now you are certainly seeing a pattern of my work with Laurentian. … Continue reading
This is an important message from Dammy Albach, President of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP). Hello! As many of you know, on October 4th 2011 the House of Commons overwhelmingly passed a non partisan motion in support of a … Continue reading
The following is an email that I sent to the Montreal Gazette after reading the appalling article written by Pat Hickey at the Montreal Gazette describing Theo Fleury as an “enabler” of pedophile Graham James. http://bit.ly/uK9ZTF Dear Mr. Brassard, The … Continue reading
I am very excited that Sally Spencer-Thomas and I have been selected to co-present; ‘Collateral Damage: Impact of Suicide on First Responders’ at the 2012 Fire-Rescue International Global Forum For Leadership in Denver Colorado. I am looking forward to this … Continue reading
This morning I presented the Collateral Damage Project to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine second year students in Thunder Bay and Sudbury via video conference. This was a unique presentation because I was living in a small community in … Continue reading
I recently received an impassioned invitation (via email) to visit the communities of Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Attawapiskat. This is a stark reminder for me and hopefully others that creating a proactive dialogue on suicide is critical to finding the … Continue reading
At 1:30pm (EST) today you can watch the debate on a bill tabled by Harold Albrecht in the House of Commons that, if passed, will compel the Government to develop a federal framework for suicide prevention. “Each year, well over … Continue reading
Hey Laurentian School of Education students, Please leave your comments below on what you thought about our talk this morning on suicide. I believe that what we are currently doing to prevent suicide in schools, as Rick Mercer put it … Continue reading
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