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To commemorate Works Suicide Prevention Day the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition presents
Talking about suicide safely: More than 13 reasons why
Increasing public knowledge and interest is transforming the way society thinks and talks about mental health. This presents a unique opportunity to shape the way that people understand suicide. However, media portrayals such as 13 Reasons Why show that we still have a long way to go in getting the message right. This presentation will describe our most up-to-date understanding of both the benefits and pitfalls of media-related suicide prevention efforts. It will outline a path towards safer and more accurate public discourse that emphasizes hope and resilience.
Guest speaker: Dr. Mark Sinyor, Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Date: September 8th, 2017
8:00 -8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 -9:30 Update on Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition activities
9:30 -11:00 presentation
11:00- 11:30 Question period
Location: RA Centre
2451 Riverside Drive
Clark Hall
Free event and parking on premises
Registration required. Click here.
Poster
Talking about suicide safely: More than 13 reasons why
Increasing public knowledge and interest is transforming the way society thinks and talks about mental health. This presents a unique opportunity to shape the way that people understand suicide. However, media portrayals such as 13 Reasons Why show that we still have a long way to go in getting the message right. This presentation will describe our most up-to-date understanding of both the benefits and pitfalls of media-related suicide prevention efforts. It will outline a path towards safer and more accurate public discourse that emphasizes hope and resilience.
Guest speaker: Dr. Mark Sinyor, Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Date: September 8th, 2017
8:00 -8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 -9:30 Update on Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition activities
9:30 -11:00 presentation
11:00- 11:30 Question period
Location: RA Centre
2451 Riverside Drive
Clark Hall
Free event and parking on premises
Registration required. Click here.
Poster
Previous Events
From sunrise to sunset, The Mysterious Barricades will be offering a cross-Canada concert for suicide awareness, prevention and hope World Suicide Prevention Day. There will be concerts in 13 cities and access to stream them all for 18 hours straight.
Visit their website throughout the day or attend a live concert near you!
Ottawa Concert Information
Date: September 10, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Frieman Hall, University of Ottawa
For more information, please visit www.mysteriousbarricades.org.
Visit their website throughout the day or attend a live concert near you!
Ottawa Concert Information
Date: September 10, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Frieman Hall, University of Ottawa
For more information, please visit www.mysteriousbarricades.org.
Breakfast hosted by the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition (OSPC) on Friday September 9th, 2016.
Time: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Location: RA Centre 2451 Riverside Drive, Clark Hall
Time: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Location: RA Centre 2451 Riverside Drive, Clark Hall
Download your World Suicide Prevention Day Toolkit from CASP at http://suicideprevention.ca/wspd/
Sixteen New Supporters of the Post Suicide Support Team
This past April, lead by Tracey Foster and Renée Ouimet, the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition Post Suicide Support Team (PSST) trained 16 new supporters from a variety of communities and organizations.
The trained Post Suicide Support Team assists individuals in dealing with the impact of a suicide, within a supportive and structured environment, through post suicide support sessions lasting an 1-3 hours in length. They also offer follow-up support where needed.
The goals of PSST are also to assist survivors to recognize their own reaction(s) as a natural response to an unnatural event, provide information about possible reactions and practical coping skills and enable the survivors to identify their own resilience and resources in their network.
All supports are trained in Living Works Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (A.S.I.S.T.) and the Post Suicide Support Team model, as well as ongoing training and personal development.
For information about the Post Suicide Support Team (PSST), please contact Renée Ouimet at rouimet@cmhaottawa.ca.
This past April, lead by Tracey Foster and Renée Ouimet, the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition Post Suicide Support Team (PSST) trained 16 new supporters from a variety of communities and organizations.
The trained Post Suicide Support Team assists individuals in dealing with the impact of a suicide, within a supportive and structured environment, through post suicide support sessions lasting an 1-3 hours in length. They also offer follow-up support where needed.
The goals of PSST are also to assist survivors to recognize their own reaction(s) as a natural response to an unnatural event, provide information about possible reactions and practical coping skills and enable the survivors to identify their own resilience and resources in their network.
All supports are trained in Living Works Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (A.S.I.S.T.) and the Post Suicide Support Team model, as well as ongoing training and personal development.
For information about the Post Suicide Support Team (PSST), please contact Renée Ouimet at rouimet@cmhaottawa.ca.
Reaching out and saving lives across Canada.
The Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition hosted a breakfast presentation for World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2015 at the RA Centre for 114 participants in Ottawa, ON. Titled ‘Hope after suicide’ , the morning involved a powerful discussion about survivors of suicide, the support and resources they need.
Panel presentation included Jenn Ward, Survivor chair, Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP), Deborah Krogan, Program Director, Bereaved Families of Ontario, Ottawa region, Renée Ouimet, President of CASP and Coordinator of the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition.
Councilor Shad Quadri was on hand at the Hope After Suicide event to proclaim September 10th suicide prevention day in Ottawa on behalf of Mayor Jim Watson. The City of Ottawa has become the first municipality in Canada to offer safeTALK training to more than 17,000 employees.
For more information on this annual event, email Renée Ouimet at rouimet@cmhaottawa.ca.
The Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition hosted a breakfast presentation for World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2015 at the RA Centre for 114 participants in Ottawa, ON. Titled ‘Hope after suicide’ , the morning involved a powerful discussion about survivors of suicide, the support and resources they need.
Panel presentation included Jenn Ward, Survivor chair, Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP), Deborah Krogan, Program Director, Bereaved Families of Ontario, Ottawa region, Renée Ouimet, President of CASP and Coordinator of the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition.
Councilor Shad Quadri was on hand at the Hope After Suicide event to proclaim September 10th suicide prevention day in Ottawa on behalf of Mayor Jim Watson. The City of Ottawa has become the first municipality in Canada to offer safeTALK training to more than 17,000 employees.
For more information on this annual event, email Renée Ouimet at rouimet@cmhaottawa.ca.
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In September 2014, the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition hosted a breakfast conversation about suicide prevention research, community resources and best practices. More than 160 people from the community attended the World Suicide Prevention Day event to hear from renowned researcher, Dr. Ian Colman, who is the Canada Research Chair in Mental Health Epidemiology and an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa.
We are pleased that our community is interested in learning, sharing and bringing greater awareness to mental health and suicide prevention. Prevention is possible. Please click here for more photos of the event. |
On September 10th, 2014, Suicide Prevention Day, the Community Suicide Prevention Network invites parents and caregivers to attend ‘Know What to Do’, a workshop about suicide prevention among youth.
This workshop will feature a panel presentation by service providers from the Youth Services Bureau, CHEO, The Royal, Crossroads Children’s Centre, among others.
Parents will have an opportunity to learn about services, obtain resources, ask questions, meet other parents, as well as speak to local service providers.
The event will be from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the McKellar Field House, a satellite location for Dovercourt Community Centre at 539 Wavell Ave, Ottawa, ON.
Registration is required, register by contacting aponcia@ysb.on.ca or by phone at 613.729.1000 ext 1252.
This workshop will feature a panel presentation by service providers from the Youth Services Bureau, CHEO, The Royal, Crossroads Children’s Centre, among others.
Parents will have an opportunity to learn about services, obtain resources, ask questions, meet other parents, as well as speak to local service providers.
The event will be from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the McKellar Field House, a satellite location for Dovercourt Community Centre at 539 Wavell Ave, Ottawa, ON.
Registration is required, register by contacting aponcia@ysb.on.ca or by phone at 613.729.1000 ext 1252.
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