New  Suicide Postvention Kit 2011   launched November 17th. To order the complete kits for your organization or agency please contact Cecilia Marie Flynn, Project Coordinator with the Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton at cm@spcch.org.

The 11th Annual SPCCH Conference Suicide Prevention:The Whole Picture with keynote speakers Lt.-Col. Stéphane Grenier, Eric Windeler(The Jack Project), Scott Chisholm (Collateral Damage). Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Carmen's Banquet and Convention Centre, 1520 Stone Church Road East, Hamilton. More details here.

Day of Healing-Bereavement After a Suicide Loss, Saturday November 19th, Bay Gardens Funeral Home, 12:00 - 2:30. More information here.

World Suicide Prevention Day a Hamilton Success! See story here.

Hamilton Spectator article: Suicide prevention group gets boost September 12, 2011.

Art tour-The SPCCH Papier-mâché collage of Inspiration. Action. Change. is on the move!
Look for it this month at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 20 Hughson St. Unit 804, Hamilton. See descriptor here.

Hamilton Spectator article: Military studies elevated rate of suicide in women in and out of forces
June 19, 2011.
 
Hamilton Spectator opinion: We should be ashamed for looking away  June 19, 2011.

Hamilton Spectator article: More suicide attempts, less help sought in Hamilton area: report
June 8, 2011.

The SPCCH Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday June 9th, at the Mountain Police Station. Please see the Annual Report and Dr. Albina Veltman's presentation- "Making it Better Now: Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ Youth" here.
  
Support for the Hamilton Suicide Prevention Strategy- we are honoured to have received such resounding community support from area groups and organizations. Thank you Hamilton! 

thestar. com- Graphic novella The Next Day tackles suicide- and survival  April 30, 2011.

CTV Into the Light: Bringing Suicide out of the Shadows
Suicide has probably touched someone you know. Victims of suicide typically suffer in silence. But not talking about it isn't working. CTV Ottawa's Natalie Pierosara takes a look at Bringing Suicide out of the Shadows, a 3-Part series November 15 - 17 on CTV News. View Recording.

Citytv explores the often hushed topic of depression and suicide in this five part series:
Blinded By The Dark: CityNews Explores Teen Depression, Parts 1-5 

CBC Radio The Current devoted an entire program to take an in-depth look at our mental health. Listen to Steven Page on Depression.

Hamilton Spectator article Strategizing to Prevent Suicide October 27, 2010.

Hamilton Spectator editorial Fighting for Life October 28, 2010.

Hamilton Spectator article City-wide Strategy Aims to Prevent Suicides September 10, 2010.