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Warning Signs: More Canadians Thinking About Suicide During Pandemic

June 25, 2020 By Daniel Harbridge Leave a Comment

New national survey from the Canadian Mental Health Association and UBC exposes troubling pandemic mental health vulnerabilities across various groups

Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC (June 25, 2020) – The pandemic has caused intense stress and disruption for all people in Canada, and is causing pronounced mental health concerns, including suicidal thoughts and feelings, in various subgroups of the population, including parents, those with existing mental illness or mental health issues, Indigenous people and those with a disability or who identify as LGBTQ+. This is according to a new nationwide survey on the mental health impacts of COVID-19, released today by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in partnership with UBC researchers.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: covid-19, lgbtq+, low income, mental health, pandemic, suicide

Let’s Talk…Here’s How

January 30, 2019 By Leave a Comment

When we are worried about the mental health of a friend or family member, mentioning our concerns can feel awkward. You want to be supportive but may be nervous that you’re being nosey, intrusive, or perhaps afraid you will say the wrong thing. But the more we talk about mental health, the more comfortable the topic will become.

On Bell Let’s Talk Day, The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Kelowna wants you to know that you don’t need to have all the answers in order to support someone going through a tough time. The first step is breaking the silence.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bell Let's talk, Budd, depression, having the conversation, How to talk, mental health. CMHA Kelowna, suicide, Tom Budd

Celebrity suicide deaths – preventing “contagion”

June 12, 2018 By Leave a Comment

In our culture, we are mostly silent about suicide. But when celebrities die by suicide – as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain did last week, the issue becomes front-page news. Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide can attest to its utter devastation. This devastation becomes widespread when famous people die, as evidenced by the waves of social media posts and tributes to Spade and Bourdain. We try to make sense of celebrity suicides and we turn to the media for details. Robin Williams’ death in 2014 was widely publicized, and when Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, her death was glamorized in the media, including details of the method. The deaths of these two famous people led to an increase in suicides. That’s because sensational reporting can create “contagion,” where the suicide becomes the tipping point for people who are already at-risk.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canadian Mental Health Association, celebrity suicide, CMHA Kelowna, mental health, mental illness, suicide, suicide contagion, suicide prevention

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