Are you or someone you know suicidal? The following links can give you tips and advice for helping someone who is suicidal (including yourself). If you need the number of a crisis centre in your area, you can check out this link for listings. Crisis Centres

Helping Someone Who May Be Suicidal

When You Fear Someone May Take Their Life
Provided by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention in Alberta

• Suicide Prevention Resource Centre, Grande Prairie
• Suicide Information and Education Services, Red Deer
• The Support Network, Edmonton
  
• Some Other Solutions- Society for Crisis Prevention, Fort McMurray
  

Aboriginal (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) Suicide

• Honouring Life Network
  Aboriginal youth suicide prevention resources
  
  
• Kahnawake Suicide Prevention
  Provides suicide prevention information and tools for individuals and communities
  
  
• Za-geh-do-win Information Clearinghouse
  Provides information on health, family healing, and family violence for Aboriginal communities

Did you know? CSP offers Aboriginal-specific training with our River of Life Online Program (Nation-wide) and our River of Life Workshop (Alberta only)

Youth Suicide Prevention   

• Deal.org
  Sponsored by the RCMP, this website offers youth information on health & becoming involved in the community.
  
  
• The Trevor Project
  The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources.
  
  
• Depression in Teenagers
  A resource to help young people recognize and respond to the symptoms of depression.
  
  
• Kids Help Phone
  Kids Help Phone is Canada's only toll-free, national telephone counseling service for children and youth.
  
  
• It's OK to be Blue
  This website has been created as a media/portal where youth and parents can learn about the challenges surrounding mental health issues.
  
  
• Mind Your Mind
  This is a place for youth and emerging adults to access info, resources and tools during tough times.
  
  
• Reach Out!
  This site provides young people with the information, help, support, advice, and connections they need to manage mental health difficulties.
  
  
• Youth Suicide Prevention
  Resources and information for adults, youth and friends of youth.
  
  
• More than Sad
  This site is part of a program that provides education about factors that put youth at risk of suicide.

Did you know? Straight Talk is a workshop provided by CSP solely to educate caregivers on youth suicide prevention. Click here for more info

Associations You Can Join   

• American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
  The goal of AAS is to understand and prevent suicide.
  
  
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
  AFSP is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education, and advocacy, and reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
  
  
• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP / ACPS)  
  CASP's purpose is to reduce the suicide rate and minimize harmful consequences of suicidal behaviour.
  
  
• The European Network for Suicidology (ENS)
  The ENS offers members several services related to suicide prevention in Europe
  
  
• International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
  IASP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behaviour, alleviating its effects and providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors.
  
  
• Ontario Association of Suicide Prevention (OASP)
  OASP is a provincial body that links communities, organizations, and individuals in Ontario by supporting, advocating for and encouraging the development of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention activities.

Mental Health & Depression   

• Alberta Health Services
  The AHS mission is to provide a patient focused, quality health system that is accessable and sustainable for all Albertans.
  
  
• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) National Division
  CMHA is a nation-wide, charitable organization that promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.
  
  
• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Alberta Division
  Alberta Division of CMHA.
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
  
  
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  NAMI is American's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
  
  
• Mental Health America (MHA)
  The goal of MHA is to educate the general public about the realities of mental health and mental illness.
  
  
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
  MHCC's mission is to promote mental health in Canada and work with stakeholders to change the attitudes of Canadians toward mental health problems, and to improve services and support.
  
  
• My Mental Health
  This campaign's primary goal was to increase awareness of mental illness to eliminate the misconceptions surrounding it.

Research Links   

• The Aeschi Working Group
  The therapeutic approach to the suicidal patient: New perspectives for health professionals.
  
  
• Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention
  The Institute conducts research in all aspects of suicide prevention and manages the Queensland Suicide Register.
  
  
• Centre for Suicide Research Oxford, UK
  The overall research program of the Centre is focused on investigation of the causes, treatment and prevention of suicidal behaviour.
  
  
• CRISE - Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia
  CRISE's mission is to reduce suicide and suicidal behaviours and reduce the negative consequences of suicide.
  
  
• Karolinska Institute
  KI's mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and education.
  
  
• LIFE - Living is for Everyone
  LIFE is a suicide and self-harm prevention resource website.
  
  
• Reasons to go on Living
  A collection of stories of people who have attempted or seriously contemplated suicide but now want to go on living.

Survivors of Suicide Links   

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
  Survivor Support Information
  
  
• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
  This links to the CASP's directory listing of survivor support groups in Canada
  
  
• Suicide Awareness\Voices of Education (SAVE)
  SAVE's mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.
  
  
• Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (SPAN)
  Opening Minds. Changing Policy. Saving Lives.
  
  
• For Suicide Survivors
  This site is devoted to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one by suicide.
  
  
• CMHA Grief after Suicide
  Survivors of suicide and their friends can help each other and themselves by gaining an understanding of grief after suicide.
  
  
• CASP Suicide Survivor Support Groups
  A comprehensive list of survivor support groups across Canada.

Violence and Injury Prevention Links   

• Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research (ACICR)
  ACICR is a provincial organization committed to advancing the impact of prevention, emergency response, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries in Alberta.
  
  
• STRYVE: Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere
  STRYVE Online provides communities with the knowledge and resources to be successful in preventing youth violence.

Health Promotion Links   

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  Health promotion resources for Canadians.
  
  
• Alberta Health and Wellness
  Health and Wellness information and resources for Albertans.
  
  
• Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
  Representing public health in Canada