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Last year, the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council launched the first Winter Break Wellbeing Passport. The passport encouraged families to go on an adventure towards greater mental and [...]

Over the past several years, it seems that Canadians have become more comfortable talking about mental health, stress, and life’s challenges. However, many still struggle with asking for help and [...]

Last week, students across our Region started a new semester or school year. New beginnings and periods of transition can be challenging for some. To help support our community, WRSPC has [...]

Sharing your story, whether you have lived/living experience with suicide behaviours or have been bereaved by suicide, can be meaningful for yourself and others. Telling your story is a way to [...]

World Suicide Prevention Day provides an opportunity for our community to gather, to remember, and to heal. Each year the WRSPC hosts an annual World Suicide Prevention Day event, encouraging [...]

WRSPC’s work is guided by our four key priorities: building a sense of community, engaging priority populations, organizational capacity, and growing provincial and national reach. You can [...]

From Wednesday, May 11 to Friday, May 13, 2022, the WRSPC team attended the “Together for Life” National Conference on Suicide Prevention in Montréal, Quebec. The conference was jointly organized [...]

This post is part of our #MentalHealthWeek series on empathy and suicide prevention. To view the entire series, click here. Empathy and Suicide Prevention Empathy is important for supporting [...]

This post is part of our #MentalHealthWeek series on empathy and suicide prevention. To view the entire series, click here. Using Empathy in Conversations Yesterday we highlighted the role that [...]

This post is part of our #MentalHealthWeek series on empathy and suicide prevention. To view the entire series, click here. Empathy, Burnout, and Boundaries This #MentalHealthWeek we have been [...]