2024 National Suicide Prevention Conference (Canada)

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Discover the latest knowledge and practices in suicide prevention, intervention, postvention, and life promotion in Canada. Plus, we have a pre-conference Healing Day for those impacted by suicide on May 28, 2024.

Hosted by the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP), this conference provides a forum for diverse perspectives including researchers, front-line clinicians, individuals with lived experience, First People’s teachings, and sector professionals from across the country.

The theme, “Inspiring Hope Together,” emphasizes the power of unity in creating positive change. When we work together towards a common goal, we can achieve so much more than when we work alone. This theme reminds us that the act of collaboration can make a significant impact. Let’s come together to inspire hope and create positive change in our communities.

Featuring keynote speakers

Mike Shoreman - Presenting on Mental Health: The One in Five Statistic How to Create Cultures of Support Where Everyone Wins.

Called ‘The Man on a Mission’ by the Chicago Tribune, Mike Shoreman knows what it means to fall off the horse or paddleboard and climb back up again. Diagnosed with a neurological disorder in 2018, this professional coach and adventurer lost his mobility, parts of his hearing and vision, resulting in a mental health breakdown. After turning his pain into purpose and undergoing strenuous rehab, Mike became the first person to paddleboard across each of the 5 Great Lakes, raising critical awareness for mental health. The 2023 documentary ‘When Hope Breaks Through,’ directed by Matthew Wagner has been honoured with the Best Documentary award at the Montreal International Film Festival and is available on Survivor Net TV and PBS.

Dr. Mark Sinyor - Presenting on The Narrative is the Message: Rethinking How We Approach Public Discourse About Suicide.

Dr. Sinyor is Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He is regional coordinator for America’s region for the International Association for Suicide Prevention’s Partnerships for Life initiative. He has published more than 100 scientific papers on suicide and has a focus on safe public messaging. He is lead author of the Canadian Psychiatric Association recommendations for responsible media reporting about suicide.

Carol Todd - Presenting on Addressing online harms.

Carol has impacted the world as an educator, an advocate, a parent, and a leader for social change in speaking openly about the bullying, cyberbullying, exploitation, and the mental health challenges that her daughter, Amanda went through in 2012 which led to her taking her own life at the age of 15. Carol has become a voice of global change and is driven by her passion and leadership to change the mindset behind negative behaviours and the challenging barriers of stigma by sharing Amanda’s story.

Other Presentations:

• Adversity on Mental Health: Your Life Matters
• Indigenous Life Promotion Teachings for Suicide Intervention Training
• Hope is Enough: Lessons From Research and Clinical Practice
• An Autism-Informed Lens on Providing Crisis Support Services
• Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention Tailored to Specific Populations
• Grieving Together: Advancing a Community based Approach to Suicide Postvention
• Atii Angutiit and Upigivatsi: Meeting People Where They Are, A Nunavut Approach to Suicide Prevention
• Tough Enough: Suicide Prevention in Trades, Industry, and Agriculture
• The Male-Inclusive Suicide Response Training Program: Male-type Depression and Enhancing Social Support for Men
• Exploring Potential for Advancing Means Restrictions to Prevent Suicide and Self-harm in Canada
• Supporting Communities in the Aftermath of Suicide Loss / Community Postvention Plan
• A Journey in Rainbow Moccasins
• Suicide Prevention in Agricultural Communities: Existing Research and Current Initiatives in Canada
• Suicide of Older Adults: A Sad Ending to an Untold Story
• Changing our Practices with Acutely Suicidal Clients: From Risk Assessment to Responsiveness
• Networked Crisis Lines: How BC’s Independent Crisis Centres Created a Joint Approach to Delivering 3106789 Mental Health and 9-8-8 Crisis Services
• The Apocalypse is Ongoing: Abolition Amongst Growing Annihilation. How Life Promotion is Guiding Indigenous Communities' Past Survival
• Supporting Suicide Prevention Work in Child Welfare: How a Peer Consultation Model has Increased Staff Confidence, Suicide Awareness and Child-Centered Practice
• Post Secondary Strategies for Building Capacity to Respond to Suicide
• Parent and Caregiver Perspectives on Youth Suicide and Systems of Care
• 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline in Canada – Early Implementation Outcomes

See our website for the full program, speakers, and the limited-time hotel discount and much more information:

https://suicideprevention.ca/canadian-national-suicide-prevention-conference-casp/

**Student Registration - to be eligible for student registration, you must 23 years old or younger, not be working full-time, and be currently registered full-time in a secondary school or post-secondary institution. You will need to email us proof of age and full-time registration to receive a code to allow you to purchase a student registration.

Check out our pre-conference Healing Day!

A full healing day for anyone with experiences of suicide thoughts, behaviours or suicide loss. Full details on our webpage above.

Healing Day Program

**Student Registration - to be eligible for student registration, you must 23 years old or younger, not be working full-time, and be currently registered full-time in a secondary school or post-secondary institution. You will need to email us proof of age and full-time registration to receive a code to allow you to purchase a student registration.