Preventing Suicide in the Newcomer Community

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Although relocating to a new country can also be a stressful and lonely experience for people. Below are resources that you as a newcomer can use to navigate your move here to Canada. If you know someone who is new to Nova Scotia or Canada be sure to check in with them and feel free to share these resources with them if they ask.

Information Sheets

Refugee children and adolescents who experience suicidal ideation may not receive the help they need as many refugee families do not seek traditional mental health services and lack access to other sources of support. Being informed about risk and protective factors for suicide among refugees can help identify those in need of services at an earlier stage. Visit this resource for more information.

Toolkits

In this book you will find suggestions that may help you to get to the good days as quickly as possible. These “21 ways to make it better” share the experience of people just like you. Each chapter in this book begins with a quotation from a newcomer. Then, you will read about a problem that many people face when they are learning to live in a new culture. Each chapter ends with some tips or exercises that may help you to solve problems and to stay mentally and physically healthy.

The purpose of this toolkit is to introduce the topic of newcomers and suicide prevention, including warning signs, risk and protective factors, statistics, and what can be done to prevent suicide among newcomers. You’ll also learn about how suicide can be prevented among newcomers and how to have a conversation with someone you’re worried about. If you or someone you know is actively thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8.

The purpose of this resource is to help EAL instructors and male students engage in the topic of men’s health in a safe and supported way.

This Toolkit is designed to provide resources for instructors who are interested in training refugee gatekeepers. It includes an Orientation to Refugees for QPR Trainers and Materials for Classroom Training.

The knowledge does exist on how to serve refugees and on how to support their emotional well-being, and often the most important thing that we can do is bring different experts together. This guide offers some suggestions on how to do that.