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Preventing and Reducing Risk of Suicide
A Framework for Nova Scotia
This framework is intended to guide the implementation of evidence-informed interventions at the health system, community, and societal levels, as well as support data collection and evaluation to demonstrate effectiveness of interventions that aim to reduce suicide.
Substance Use/Misuse
Mental Health & Substance Use Resources for Aboriginal Children & Youth
This resource outlines various supports for Aboriginal children and youth. Check it out for more information.
Addiction Resource
Addiction Resource is an informational content guide serving individuals and their families who struggle with addiction, substance abuse, and mental health disorders. The primary goal of Addiction Resource is to provide information, resources, and strength in support to addicted individuals. Their content is created with the most current research available and updated regularly by our editorial team. Check out their website for more information and helpful resources!
ARK Behavioral Health
At Ark Behavioral Health, they provide all levels of evidence-based care to help begin your personal journey toward recovery. They have multiple treatment facilities across the United States, but also have a plethora of addiction and recovery guides. Check out their website to find resources to support those around you struggling with addiction or resources to help you if you need help.
Guides and resources
Safety Plans To Prevent Suicide
While some people who consider suicide do so fleetingly or only once in their lives, others experience these thoughts ongoing or off and on over time. Suicidal thoughts can burden people and hold them hostage. As friends and caregivers, we may feel at a loss to help or support people with these thoughts; we may feel that taking our loved one to the emergency room is our only option, that crisis medical support is necessary. If the person at risk of suicide is in immediate crisis, the emergency room is an appropriate level of care. Otherwise, co-developing a safety plan is the best way forward. This toolkit will demonstrate what a safety plan is and how to create one together with an individual who may be at risk. It will illustrate how safety plans work and why they are one of the best tools to help mitigate future suicidal behaviours.
Getting Help
Some people worry about asking for help because there can be stigma around mental health problems. They may believe that asking for help means admitting that something is wrong. Some people worry about how others might see them. Asking for help means that you want to make changes or take steps towards your new health goals. We should celebrate the courage it takes to speak up and make changes. Getting help is part of recovery. A support team can help you on your way and no one should ever have to follow their journey entirely on their own. For more information on how to build a support team, check out this article.
CMHA NS CAST Program Community Suicide Awareness CAN-Kit
This webpage provides links to resources that were created to help community build awareness about suicide prevention.
How to Support Those Living With Suicide Loss: Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) was launched in 1985 by a group who saw the need to provide information and resources to communities to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicide-related thoughts and behaviours. Like many others, CASP envisions a world in which people enjoy an optimal quality of life, are long-living, socially responsible, and optimistic about the future. Having been in existence for 35 years, CASP envisions a Canada without Suicide. CASP is a pan-Canadian organization that provides advocacy, communication and education on suicide prevention and life promotion through providing resources, guidance and information. Visit their website for more information!
Fact Sheets
Below are some fact sheets that provide information on important topics that impact suicide in Canada: