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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 [...]

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 [...]

Mental Health Week 2022: Empathy Series From Monday, May 2nd, 2022 to Friday, May 6th, WRSPC will be joining the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and other organizations across Canada in [...]

The Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council has put together a resource for families during their Winter School Break.  Take your family on an adventure this winter break towards greater [...]

WRSPC is very excited to announce that our interview process was successful, and we have hired a new Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator, Holly Snook! Holly officially joined the team on July [...]

Mourning the children of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation The Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council’s thoughts are with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc community, and all Indigenous [...]

A statement from Amanda Demmer, current Program Coordinator: With mixed emotions, I share the news that I will be stepping down from my position as WRSPC’s Program Coordinator. I am saddened to [...]