Links and Resources

The following organizations provide information and resources to promote mental health and prevent suicide:

• PLEO: Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario
  Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario is a non-profit, family support organization for parents and caregivers whose children, youth or young adults up to age 25 are dealing with mental health and/or addiction challenges.
• Canadian Coalition for Senior's Mental Health
  Resources and Publications
• Honouring Life
  The National Aboriginal Health Organization offers culturally relevant information and resources on suicide prevention for Aboriginal youth
• Kids Help Phone
  On-line information and counselling for children and youth 1-800-668-6868
• LGBTQ Youth Line
  1-800-268-9688
• Mental Health Central
  An information exchange and public forum for individuals, organizations and professionals looking for or offering mental health services or products
• Mental Health First Aid
  A two day certified program of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Mind your Mind
  A website for youth created by youth offering information, resources and the tools to help manage stress, crisis and mental health problems
• River of Life
  Provides on-line training about Aboriginal youth suicide
• Suicide Prevention among Older Adults: A Guide for Family Members
  
• Teen Mental Health
  Information about adolescent mental health to advance the understanding of mental illness and to improve the lives of young people with mental disorders.
• The Trevor Project
  Provides information about suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth
• MyHealthMagazine – Youth Edition
  From IWK Health Centre, an interactive health magazine for schools, youth and parents
• Your Life Counts
  A website for youth to share thoughts and get help with their problems

The following organizations provide information on suicide and suicide prevention:

• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
  Works towards reducing suicide and its impact in Canada, through advocacy, support and education
• Centre for Suicide Prevention
• Ontario Association for Suicide Prevention
• American Association of Suicidology
  Works to understand and prevent suicide through research, training, and promotion
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• International Association for Suicide Prevention
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Living Works
  Offers training in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills, as well as other suicide awareness and prevention training programs.
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Reasons to Go On Living Project
• The Jack Project
• Suicide Prevention Resource Centre
  Provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies.
• Klinic Community Health Centre
  A tool kit designed to help service providers and organizations deliver services that are trauma informed

Downloadable Resources

• Suicide Prevention: A Resource Guide for Agencies, Management and Personnel (PDF) - The goal of this resource guide is to increase education and awareness on the topic of suicide and encourage organizations to implement suicide prevention protocols / guidelines that would assist employees to respond to at-risk individuals.
• Plus 65 - A Resource Toolkit Specific to Seniors (PDF) - People 65 years and older, particularly men, have the highest suicide rate of any group.
• Men & Suicide: A High-Risk Population? (PDF) - Men aged 40-60 have the highest number of suicides.

These links to third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience. The Suicide Prevention Coalition / Champlain East (SPCCE) has no control over these websites or their contents and in no way endorses any linked third-party sites. The SPCCE does not make any representations of any kind regarding such linked content, including the accuracy, completeness, or non-infringement thereof. The SPCCE does not assume any responsibility or risk for use of these links. Use the contents of these websites at your own risk.