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The Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council has been active in the community since 1997.
The Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council (WRSPC) is a non-profit organization which has been active in the Waterloo Region community since 1997. We operate under the supervision of our Board and are supported by 3 full-time staff and one part-time staff.
As we value collaboration, WRSPC considers itself as a hub and point of connection for those engaged in the work of suicide prevention. We describe our efforts in community suicide prevention as promoting the work of hope, help, and healing.
Our mission is to reduce suicide and its impact through collaboration, education, training, and building a sense of belonging.
We envision a compassionate community leadership in suicide prevention, guiding the work of hope, help, and healing.
We seek meaningful and creative ways to involve people with lived experiences in our work.
We break down barriers to create an anti-oppressive culture of respect and support that focuses on the individual needs of staff, volunteers, and people participating in our activities.
We actively engage with our communities to create a sense of belonging for all.
We believe that by working together, we achieve great things.
Our work is guided by our Strategic Plan 2025-2028, where we have identified four strategic goals:
On a day-to-day basis, our work can be understood as promoting hope, help, and healing.
To better serve the Waterloo Region community and beyond, Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council (WRSPC) is committed to embedding anti-racist, anti-oppressive and inclusive practices, and perspectives into our work. We actively engage in training, and opportunities for learning and unlearning from voices who have historically been silenced from conversations. Representation, celebration and allyship of diversity including ethnicities, races, sexual and gender identities, cultural backgrounds, abilities and beliefs are valued at WRSPC. We recognize the importance of building a culture of belonging for all. Our Board, staff, volunteers and community members are guided in our work by the principles of Hope, Help and Healing.
Building and fostering relationships with community partners through our Roundtables is a priority, as we commit to building an organization within this community that is focused on action and change.
We love to hear from professionals, service providers, and community members who are interested in learning more about our work.