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Use this guide to navigate those difficult conversations. It offers information for your own mental health and for employers, managers, and co-workers, along with tips for those who work with the public.

Postvention is psychological first aid, crisis intervention, and other support offered after a suicide to affected individuals or the workplace as a whole to alleviate possible negative effects of the event.

Talking to your children about their mental health when you suspect there is an issue can be a challenging task for any parent.

Talking to children about a suicide can be difficult. But doing so can greatly benefit those who are facing this type of death.

Cree translation of the "Talking to Children About a Suicide" resource.

Suicide contagion can lead to a suicide cluster, where a number of connected suicides occur following an initial death.

Talking about suicide on social media and why it matters. Because once your message is posted, you’ll no longer have control over who reads it or how it’s used...

There is no question that stigma has an impact on the lives of people living with mental illness. Negative stereotypes and prejudicial attitudes help create an environment that can dissuade people from getting help...

Suicide is a complex and sensitive topic. Stories of suicide deaths or hopeless, demoralizing messages can in some cases increase suicide rates.

Suicidal thoughts and actions generate conflicting feelings in family members who love the person who wishes to take his or her own life.

This booklet is a guide to help you take the first steps toward recovery after a suicide attempt. The tools and stories it contains come from the experiences of others, some named, some anonymous, who have also survived a suicide attempt.

This is a book for people who have lost a loved one to suicide, written by someone who has suffered the same loss.

Since its inception, the Mental Health Commission of Canada has made it a priority to work with people from across the country on ways to improve mental health systems based on a recovery orientation.

Recovery in mental health is about people living satisfying, hopeful lives and contributing to society even if they experience ongoing symptoms of a mental health problem or illness.

The guidelines are intended to reach anyone who is in contact with, cares about, or wishes to help those impacted by a suicide loss. This includes first responders; mental health clinicians and many others.

This brief offers an overview of emerging research on men’s mental health with a particular focus on suicide and its prevention in the Canadian context.

Wellness is a broad concept. In this guide, we attempt to provide a broad, yet specific sense of what it means.

Most of us have experienced at least one traumatic event in our life. The events can have long lasting impact on our life, on our sense of self and identity, and more...

After a death by suicide impacts one or more members of their student population, what is the role of the school to support grieving students?