Published by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. This is a resource for Healthcare Workers and Organizations.
This Toolkit seeks to provide a high-level overview of what to consider when using suicide risk assessment tools, along with a non-exhaustive list of available tools and their characteristics. It is designed to be a quick, informative guide for healthcare workers and organizations interested in selecting and comparing such tools. The process of assessing suicide risk is complex. While assessment tools play an important role, they should be used to inform, not replace, clinical judgment.
Resources
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Sharing the Story of the Promoting Life Together Collaborative
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The four steps in Suicide Prevention and universal responsibilities of the community, healthcare, and government.
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15 to 24 year-olds had the highest rates of mood and anxiety disorders of all age groups.
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Engage in dialogue with compassion and curiosity that can promote understanding and connection
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Nine things you can do to help
Published by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. This is a resource for Healthcare Workers and Organizations.
This Toolkit seeks to provide a high-level overview of what to consider when using suicide risk assessment tools, along with a non-exhaustive list of available tools and their characteristics. It is designed to be a quick, informative guide for healthcare workers and organizations interested in selecting and comparing such tools. The process of assessing suicide risk is complex. While assessment tools play an important role, they should be used to inform, not replace, clinical judgment.
Resources
The Promoting Life Together Collaborative
Sharing the Story of the Promoting Life Together Collaborative
Suicide is Everyone’s Business
The four steps in Suicide Prevention and universal responsibilities of the community, healthcare, and government.
Statistics – Depression and suicidal ideation among Canadians aged 15 to 24
15 to 24 year-olds had the highest rates of mood and anxiety disorders of all age groups.
Announcing the Launch of our Suicide Bereavement Support Group Facilitators Network
Vocabulary – How to Talk about Suicide
Engage in dialogue with compassion and curiosity that can promote understanding and connection
You Can Help With Suicide Prevention
Nine things you can do to help
Related Information
Statement on the Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying to those without a Reasonably Foreseeable Death
Forests of Hope – New Program
Media Guidelines
The Case for a National Strategy and Nationwide Hotline
Why Do People Die by Suicide?
Promoting Hope and Resiliency is Central to Suicide Prevention