In this session, a panel of speakers shared the University of Calgary’s approach to handling student deaths. Each member of the panel presented on an aspect of broader policy, communication and clinical response or practice.
Presentation slides available for download.
Zero Suicide is a system-wide, organizational commitment to safer suicide care in health and behavioural health care systems. The Zero Suicide Toolkit operationalizes the core components necessary for health care systems to transform suicide care, and groups them into seven elements.
The University of Alberta (U of A) Suicide Prevention Framework outlines a five-part framework for enhancing suicide prevention. Specifically, the report identifies 36 recommendations across the five categories to build upon student, staff, and faculty mental health and wellness services and to improve the capacity and capability for suicide prevention at the U of A.