Empathy and Suicide Prevention
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 mental health, and we want to focus on the specific role that empathy plays in suicide prevention. One way to help prevent suicide is to notice […]
Using Empathy in Conversations
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 empathy plays in suicide prevention and noted that empathy connects us with the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of those who are struggling. For individuals with […]
Empathy, Burnout, and Boundaries
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 discussing empathy and how it can be used to help prevent suicide and reduce the impact of suicide in our communities. For our final post this […]
Mental Health Week 2022
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 acknowledging and celebrating #MentalHealthWeek. This year the theme is empathy, and getting real about how to get help. Throughout the week, our focus will […]
Developing Empathy
This post is part of our #MentalHealthWeek series on empathy and suicide prevention. To view the entire series, click here. Developing Empathy If you have been following along with our posts this week, you may be wondering “is empathy something that we are just born with – or born without?”. Thankfully, empathy is a skill […]
What is Empathy?
This post is part of our #MentalHealthWeek series on empathy and suicide prevention. To view the entire series, click here. What is Empathy? Empathy is the ability to recognize, understand, and share the feelings of another. It involves experiencing another person’s point of view, rather than just our own. Empathy is also different from sympathy […]