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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:
MENTAL HEALTH: SUICIDE PREVENTION
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For more information, see our Health Topics section on Suicide.
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Hollow Water |
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Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/E 98/.L7/H65/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Hollow Water, in Central Manitoba, is home to 450 people –
many of them victims of sexual abuse. The offenders have left
a legacy of pain and denial, addiction and suicide. The film
documents the moving journey of one family, torn apart by
years of abuse, who struggle to confront their past. (NOT
RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN) |
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Speak Out
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| SPEAK |
English |
This site educates the public about the link between depression
and suicide, and addresses the stigma associated with having
a mental illness. |
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Grief After Suicide |
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| Canadian Mental
Health Association |
English/French |
Information about feelings and grief after a suicide. |
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Preventing Suicide |
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| Canadian Mental
Health Association |
English/French |
Information about preventing suicide. |
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SIEC Information Kit: Children and
Grief |
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| Suicide Information
& Education Centre |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This kit contain material for families that need help in dealing
with children and grief. |
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Suicide Postvention is Prevention: A Proactive Planning Workbook
for Communities Affected by Youth Suicide |
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| Council for Families |
English |
This planning workbook is designed to help communities including
schools to both anticipate and effectively respond to the
tragedy of youth suicide. The workbook provides information
and tools to assist communities in organizing a compassionate,
collaborative, planned postvention response. A planned postvention
response ensures that youth at risk of suicide are identified
and receive the appropriate intervention and support and that
support is forthcoming for suicide survivors. |
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Teen Suicide: Listen Up! |
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| Magic Lantern
Communications Ltd. |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
Written and acted by teenagers concerned with suicide prevention,
many of the warning signs associated with suicidal behaviour
are identified and discussed. |
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Teen Suicide: What Parents Need to Know |
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| Council for Families |
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This brochure explains that parents can make changes to help
make suicide an unlikely choice for their teens. This pamphlet
discusses the developmental tasks of adolescence and how these
affect a teen's vulnerability to suicide. It also suggests
strategies for supporting teens in effective ways and helps
parents identify warning signs, evaluate risk and get help. |
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Youth and Suicide |
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| Canadian Mental
Health Association |
English/French |
Information on youth and suicide. |
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Let it Not Be in Vain |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 6545.8/
.L4/2002) (borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Hear the true story of Keith Nokes, a teen who took his own
life while in a state of “alcohol induced psychosis”,
commonly known as a blackout. Today, Keith’s family
and friends tell his tragic story to high school and college
students to alert them to the warning signs of suicide, the
dangers of binge drinking, and the deadly results if either
or both of these are ignored or not taken seriously enough
by friends or family. |
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Living When a Young Friend Commits
Suicide: Or Even Starts Talking About It. |
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| By Earl Grollman |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918)
Local or online bookstores |
Talks about the first days after a death and what you may
feel; the need to know why; how you can tell if someone is
suicidal; what to do if you've promised not to tell anyone;
returning to school after a suicide; and popular misconceptions. |
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SAVE: Suicide
Awareness Voices for Education |
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| SAVE – Suicide
Awareness Voices of Education |
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SAVE's Mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness
and education, eliminate stigma and serve as a resource to
those touched by suicide. |
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Suicide
Prevention Resource Centre |
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| Suicide Prevention
Resource Center |
English |
This website features important information on government
suicide prevention efforts, news, events and links to important
prevention publications. |
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Teen Suicide: Sara’s Diary |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 6545.8/.S3/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Sara is different. The kids in her high school see this and
don’t let up with endless teasing and bullying. Sara
finally breaks, and, after a suicide attempt, Mark, her primary
tormentor, happens to find her diary. Through this book, Mark
gets to know the deep feeling of a girl nobody knew, and finds
that she is no different from any of us. |
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