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Three key priorities the WRSPC is working on At the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Strategy meeting on November 24, 2016, the following three key priorities were determined.  These three [...]

Message from WRSPC The WRSPC is very aware of the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why and that many of you, your friends and your teenagers may be watching it if you are a parent.  We want to caution [...]

David Reid Harris February 14, 2017 12 years ago today I lost my son Cameron to suicide. There has been much change in my life this year…change in career…starting a new business, my [...]

World Suicide Prevention Day Community Butterfly Release A Symbol of Hope for Those Affected by Suicide Download PDF Poster Saturday September 10th Wilfrid Laurier University Located in the Quad [...]

We all carry secrets in our lives. Stuff we don’t want others to know about. Some are small secrets that no one really would even care to know. Like our favourite brand of silk underwear, or our [...]

Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council is thrilled to partner with Ontario Centre of Excellence for Children and Mental Health to provide these useful, practical, fillable tools for [...]

The following poem by one of WRSPC volunteers was inspired after reading a newspaper article. Thank you Brenda McDonald for sharing. What Does That Mean to You? “Person with mental [...]

Someone is Able to Help You This is a 9 week closed group specifically designed for individuals who are facing the unique challenges of a traumatic grief after a family member or friend has died [...]

The following poem by one of WRSPC volunteers was inspired after reading a newspaper article. Thank you Brenda McDonald for sharing. What Does That Mean To You? “Person with mental [...]

From the CASP blog – World Suicide Prevention Day Today in Canada… 11 people will end their lives by suicide. 210 others will attempt to end their lives. 77-110 people will become newly [...]