Suicide prevention is everybody’s business
About 4,000 Canadians die by suicide every year. No matter the age of the person or the circumstances surrounding their death, each life lost to suicide painfully and forever alters that person’s family, friends and community.
Suicide is a complicated issue, but the more you understand, the better you may be able to help someone at risk of suicide.
- Learn the facts about suicide
- Learn how to recognize when someone may be at risk
- Learn how to ask if someone is considering suicide
- Learn how to connect a person at risk of suicide to life-saving supports
Need help now?
If you or someone you know is in crisis now, please call 911 or your local crisis line.