Suicide
•One common warning sign of suicide.
•Talking about wanting to die or expressing hopelessness.
•Importance of means restriction.
•Limiting access to lethal tools reduces impulsive suicide attempts.
Name one crisis hotline in Canada
Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566
How crisis de-escalation works
•Calm communication, listening, reassurance.
•Define mental health crisis.
•Emotions/behaviour causing risk or impairment.
•A major mental health disorder linked to suicide.
•Major depressive disorder.
•Passive vs. active suicidal ideation.
Passive = no plan; Active = plan + intent
•Role of Crisis Workers.
•Assessment, de-escalation, support, safety planning.
Function of Crisis Stabilization Unit
•Short-term stabilization without hospital admission.
•One suicide protective factor.
•Strong problem‑solving skills.
•What does “suicidal ideation” mean?
•Thinking about, considering, or planning suicide.
•Clinical tools to assess suicide risk.
•C-SSRS, SAD PERSONS Scale.
•Who can access crisis walk-in clinics?
Anyone in a mental health crisis
•When to use crisis text services.
•When someone cannot talk safely or prefers texting.
•When to call 911.
•Immediate danger or active attempt.
•Name one protective factor.
•Strong social support or close family connections.
•Evidence-based prevention therapy.
•Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
•Average response time for Mobile Crisis Teams.
•20–60 minutes.
•Trauma-informed crisis care.
•Safety, choice, empowerment.
Community-based prevention strategy
•Peer support or mental health education.
Difference between self-harm and suicide
•Self-harm = injury without intent to die; suicide = intent to die.
•Define parasuicide.
•Self-injury with no intent to die but appears suicidal.
Advantage of crisis lines over EDs
•Immediate emotional support without long waits.
•Difference between MCIT and COAST.
•MCIT = police + clinician; COAST = phone triage + follow-up.