If you are in crisis, please call the local crisis line 519-973-4435, 911, or go to your closest hospital emergency department.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week through the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.
Suicide is a significant public health issue that impacts everyone. Although no single factor can predict, explain, or prevent suicide, we can all contribute by becoming more informed and raising awareness to support suicide prevention in our communities.
For more information on local Suicide Awareness Month Activities, visit the Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch’s website.
The changing nature of the workplace setting, along with the new realities of the workplace environment, can create additional uncertainty, stress, and fear, which all increase the risk for employees to experience challenges with their mental health – a significant risk factor for suicidal ideation and suicide.
Reaching out for support has many benefits, such as helping to reduce feelings of isolation and hopelessness. Sharing your thoughts and feelings with a mental health professional can help to reduce stress and bring relief, provide opportunities to work through problems and identify solutions, and increase overall feelings of hope, connectedness, and empowerment.
Now, more than ever, it is important to build community-wide strategies that foster and support mental health promotion and suicide prevention awareness, education, and intervention.