Suicide Prevention

Mental Health First Aid Training - CMHA Hamilton

3 days ago

CMHA Hamilton will be hosting a #MentalHealth First Aid Training on March 6th & 7th, 2019. Sign up today! ... See MoreSee Less

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Mental Health First Aid The CMHA Hamilton Branch would like to invite you to take part in Mental Health First Aid Training! About MHFA Canada Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) gives people the skills to provide that early help that is so important in recovery. MHFA is the help provided to a person deve...

Men asking for help takes a special brand of strength | The Star

3 days ago

"Let’s get men talking about mental health with family, friends and colleagues — spreading the word far and wide. Communities are made up of people, and the more we understand each other, the more we can support one another". ... See MoreSee Less

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Michael Wilson has lived 10,000 days with his son Cameron, who he lost to suicide. “Bringing mental health out of the shadows is something that’s happened incrementally over these last 10,000 days. Unless you take the long view, it can be easy to forget just how far we’ve come — because we s...

Facebook’s suicide prevention tool sparks concern

5 days ago

“Facebook is now monitoring how you use Facebook and somehow they’re running an algorithm to determine your risk of committing suicide”. 💬💬

According to the company’s website, when something a user types or posts is flagged by a computer algorithm, trained employees are then called in to assess that person’s risk of suicide. A decision is then made about whether to call for emergency assistance from local first responders.

“In the last year, we’ve helped first responders quickly reach around 3,500 people globally who needed help,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a November. 🚑

Though controversial for some, #mentalhealth advocates say the potential to save lives could outweigh privacy concerns and ethical risks.

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A Harvard Medical School researcher is criticizing Facebook's new suicide prevention program, saying it amounts to using users for medical research without their consent.

2 weeks ago

Free program being offered by St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton for those living with a concurrent disorder. The program will focus on increasing motivation to descrease substance use! 💬 ... See MoreSee Less

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