Blog

Stress: What is it, and How Can We Manage it? In 2017, as part of an identified strategy, the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council underwent a project to collect stress, life promotion, and [...]

Join WRSPC for World Suicide Prevention Day 2023! Established internationally on September 10th, 2003, World Suicide Prevention Day presents an opportunity for communities to gather, connect, and [...]

Have you ever heard of the term “safety plan” and wondered what it meant? This blog may help! In this blog, we discuss: What safety planning is and how it can help to keep people safe from [...]

Across the world, June is recognized as Pride Month, an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the existence, diversity, and accomplishments of the 2sLGBTQ+ community. Pride month also serves [...]

In Canada, June is the national awareness month for many things, including Pride Month and Men’s Mental Health Month! To show support and encourage help-seeking behaviour, WRSPC has compiled a [...]

Every year during the first week of May in Canada, Mental Health Week is honoured and celebrated. This year, the theme of Mental Health Week is “My Story”. Stories are an important way that we [...]

Today is the beginning of #MentalHealthWeek 2023! Mental Health Week is an annual awareness campaign spearheaded by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and aims to spread awareness and [...]

Throughout February, in acknowledgement and celebration of Black History Month we shared information about local and national organizations and programs which serve Black individuals and the [...]

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day, which got us thinking: how are random acts of kindness connected to the work of suicide prevention? Well, random acts of kindness are simple acts of [...]

Since 1997, the Council has worked to reduce suicide and its impact in the Waterloo Region community. Over the past 25 years, we have evolved from primarily providing suicide prevention awareness [...]