At the End of March 2022, Living Hope: A Community Plan to Prevent Suicide in Edmonton is coming to the end of its three year implementation period. It is a time to celebrate the plan’s successes, learn from its challenges, and imagine a hopeful future for the next steps of suicide prevention in our City.
Read MoreLiving Hope’s Research and Surveillance Committee is pleased to present the Edmonton Suicide Trends Report, an exploration of Edmonton’s suicide-related injury rates at a local level.
Read MoreAn event, Creating Hope Through Action, was held commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on September 10th.
Read MoreCouncillor Scott McKeen has been a champion for Living Hope from the very beginning.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has given Canadians unique mental health challenges. With close attention to risks and the implementation of best practices in suicide prevention, increases in suicide are not inevitable.
Read MoreAs we enter the last month of 2020, we have an opportunity to reflect back on the past year’s activities, lessons, and important moments. No one could have planned for the 2020 that we all experienced, but despite a global pandemic impacting our lives in every way, Living Hope made some great strides forward with many pieces of work.
Read MoreWhy it is important to challenge the commonly-accepted belief that males struggle on their own with mental health issues because they are “naturally” unwilling and unable to ask for help.
Read More2019 was a big year for Living Hope. We hope to build off that momentum and continue to make great strides forward in 2020. Some significant actions that we have set our sights on for 2020 include, but are not limited to, a campaign extension for 11 of Us, hosting and sponsoring events, escalating training opportunities, including a suite of online training, and furthering our effort to share research and data surrounding suicide prevention.
Read MoreEach September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, but this year Edmonton did something a bit different. The 11 of Us campaign was launched, and City Council proclaimed it Suicide Prevention Day.
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