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Linda Bender Suicide Prevention Training Bursary for Students In honour of a strong advocate, supporter, and member of the council, Linda Bender, the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council [...]

Each year, the WRSPC accepts grant applications from organizations in the community looking to implement suicide prevention programming or activities. To be eligible for funding, applicants must [...]

Following a very solid and thorough hiring process, the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council is delighted to announce that Elisa Brewer-Singh has been selected as the new Executive [...]

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 [...]