Summary

The Centre for Suicide Prevention is an education centre based in Calgary. They equip Canadians to respond to people considering suicide.

They created this Toolkit to introduce the topic of suicide and to educate readers about suicide prevention best practices. Topics introduced include warning signs, risk and protective factors, and how to have caring conversations with people who are thinking about suicide.

Practice & Policy Implications

• The Toolkit models a destigmatizing approach to talking about mental health by using people-first, safe, and strengths-based language.
• The Toolkit introduces suicide prevention practices and concepts while addressing the complexity of suicide by pointing to relevant further resources.

Image source: www.suicideinfo.ca