May Resource Round-Up
Suicide Prevention Apps Online and digital mental health resources, such as websites, apps, and artificial intelligence tools, are becoming more popular. To help support the development of safe, quality, and effective mental health apps in Canada, the Mental Health Commission of Canada created a Mental Health App Assessment framework with support from Health Canada and […]
April Resource Round-Up
April is National Counselling and Psychotherapy month! We know that there can be a lot of questions about counselling and psychotherapy. This month, we’ve collected some resources to help you understand and access counselling or psychotherapy services. Ontario Counselling Finder Develop and led by Family Service Ontario, the Ontario Counselling Finder is an online tool […]
Resource Roundup: Conversation Guides
Throughout January, there are a few different awareness days that focus on mental health and wellbeing, including Bell Let’s Talk Day. To help support caring conversations about mental health and suicide prevention in our community, we’ve compiled some of our favourite conversation guides. BeThere.Org Be There – Mental health support BeThere.Org is a free resource […]
#CompassionConnects: A Compassionate Community is a Resilient Community
Compassion is an emotional response to the struggles of others combined with a real, authentic desire to help lessen their suffering. Compassion is something we can extend to others, and to ourselves. Compassion can also be shared on an individual, group, and community level. Interestingly, a community that promotes, and practices compassion is often a […]
#CompassionConnects: Keeping Safe with Self-Compassion
Compassion is an emotional response to the struggles of others combined with a real, authentic desire to help lessen their suffering. Although compassion is often discussed as a way to help others, we can also show compassion to ourselves, through developing self-compassion. According to researcher and author Kristin Neff, “self-compassion refers to being supportive towards […]
Mental Health Week 2024: #CompassionConnects
Mental Health Week is an annual awareness and advocacy campaign led by the Canadian Mental Health Association, which strives to increase awareness of mental health and advocate for increased mental health supports. This year, Mental Health Week is from May 6th to 12th and the theme is #CompassionConnects. Compassion is an emotional response to […]
Managing Grief During the Holidays
The winter holiday season can bring expected and unexpected thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This can be especially true for those who have experienced a loss and are grieving. In this blog post, we share tips and tools that may help you to manage and cope with your grief during the holiday season. Acknowledge Your Feelings […]
Handling Stress
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 resiliency resources from across the web. This information collected about stress is now included here, in an updated and edited blog post. […]
Suicide Prevention Resources & Supports for the 2SLGBTQ+ Community
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 as a reminder of the discrimination and challenges faced by 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, and the continued need for allyship and support. June is also recognized as Men’s Mental […]
Men’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources
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 list of local, provincial, and national resources and supports for both men and the 2SLGBTQ+ community. You can check out the Men’s Mental Health and […]