We Need an Early Warning System for Suicide

This morning as I read Jody Porter’s (CBC News) article “First Nations say suicide crisis requires same response as natural disasters’, I felt compelled to respond. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/social-emergencies-summit-1.4038363 Early warning systems are implemented to recognize potential catastrophic events and help minimize/prevent … Continue reading

Starting the conversation

“Welcome and thank you for joining the Youth Suicide Advisory Committee for the Suicide Post-vention Conference.  Our hope for this event is to start the conversation by joining together professionals in health care, emergency services, social services and education in … Continue reading

Bruce Cockburn supports Collateral Damage Project

BRUCE COCKBURN LENDS HIS VOICE TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE PROJECT   MEDIA RELEASE: Canadian singer-songwriter and internationally recognized humanitarian Bruce Cockburn, is lending his voice to suicide prevention by partnering with the Collateral Damage Project.  The Order … Continue reading