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Specific Populations
Tailored resources to enhance culturally responsive care in order to address the unique needs of specific groups and communities.
Specific Populations
Tailored resources to enhance culturally responsive care in order to address the unique needs of specific groups and communities.
2SLGBTQ+
Resources and suicide prevention strategies for working with Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning individuals.
- Transgender People and Suicide (PDF)
A Centre for Suicide Prevention toolkit covering definitions, risk factors, protective factors, warning signs, what trans people can do to stay mentally healthy, and how institutions can prevent suicide among transgender people. Updated 2025. - Sexual Minorities and Suicide Prevention (PDF)
A Centre for Suicide Prevention toolkit on lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and suicide, covering risk and protective factors, warning signs, resilience in the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and institutional prevention strategies. Updated June 2025. - MHCC – Transgender People and Suicide Prevention (PDF)
- Suicide Prevention in LGBTQA+ Young People – Best Practice Guidelines for Clinical and Community Service Providers (External Link)
- Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBTQ Patients (PDF)
Children and Youth
Age-appropriate guidelines, resources, tools, and family-inclusive clinical approaches for supporting children and adolescents at risk of suicide.
- Youth Suicide Prevention Toolkit (PDF)
A Centre for Suicide Prevention toolkit covering statistics, warning signs, risk factors, cyberbullying, self-harm, protective factors, and how to talk to a youth about suicide. Updated March 2023. - CFSP Youth Suicide Prevention Toolkit (External Link)
- CHEO Helping Children and Youth with Suicidal Thoughts (PDF)
- CHEO My Safety Plan (External Link)
- Kids Help Phone Safety – Planner (PDF)
- Ontario Youth Suicide – A Guide for Practitioners (PDF)
- Social Work Tech – Youth Safety Planning (External Link)
- Supporting Parents of Suicidal Youth (External Link)
- The State of Youth Mental Health in Canada – October 2024 Report (PDF)
- Youth Safety Plan from Social Work Tech – English and Spanish (PDF)
Spiritual Care and Faith Supports
Resources for engaging faith leaders and communities in suicide prevention and postvention, and for supporting individuals whose faith intersects with their experience of suicidality.
- Faith Hope Life – Suicide Prevention Hub (External Link)
- Hope – A Guide for Faith Leaders to Help Prevent Youth Suicide (PDF)
- Jewish Prayers Related to Suicide – Blue Dove Foundation (PDF)
- Ollie Foundation – Talking Faith in Suicide Prevention – Multi Faith (PDF)
- Support for Those Who Have Experienced a Loss from Death by Suicide – Jewish Family Society (PDF)
- The Role of Faith Communities in Suicide Prevention – A Guidebook for Faith Leaders (PDF)
Immigrants and Newcomers
Resources and learning tools for supporting immigrants and newcomers to Manitoba.
- Newcomers and Suicide Prevention (External Link)
A Centre for Suicide Prevention toolkit covering statistics, risk and protective factors, newcomer youth, intersectionality, warning signs, and culturally appropriate approaches for suicide prevention among immigrants and refugees. Updated October 2024. - Newcomer Collaborative Community Mental Health (External Link)
- RHTAC Refugee Suicide Prevention Training Toolkit (PDF)
- Suicide and Refugee Children and Adolescents (PDF)
Indigenous Relatives
Culturally grounded and trauma-informed approaches that honour Indigenous knowledge systems, community strengths, and self-determination in suicide prevention and healing.
- College of Nursing NB – Cultural Safety Toolkit (External Link)
- Community-led Life Promotion Plans for Indigenous Youth and Communities (PDF)
- Wise Practices for Youth Website (External Link)
Life promotion – Safety Planning
Resources for co-developing safety plans with Indigenous young people, grounded in life promotion principles.
- Safety Plans to Prevent Suicide for Indigenous Young People and Their Caregivers (PDF)
A Centre for Suicide Prevention toolkit guiding caregivers and helpers to co-create safety plans with Indigenous youth, grounded in life promotion principles of hope, belonging, meaning, and purpose. - Thunderbird – Life Promotion Toolkit for Indigenous Youth (PDF)
Individuals Experiencing Intoxication / Substance Use Disorders
Clinical approaches for assessing and managing suicide risk in individuals who are acutely intoxicated or living with substance use disorders, including harm reduction strategies and safe assessment protocols.
- Alcohol Use and Suicide – A Guide to Awareness and Prevention from MHCC (PDF)
- Alcohol Use and Suicide Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Equip Pathways – Suicide and Substance Use Basics (PDF)
- QRG – Assessing Suicide Risk in Intoxicated Persons (PDF)
- Suicide and Substance Use (PDF)
Individuals with Cognitive Differences
Information and resources to promote accessible, responsive approaches to suicide prevention and response when working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, autism spectrum disorder, and other cognitive differences.
- Alphs et al 2016 Considerations for the assessment of SI and behaviour in older adults with cognitive decline and dementia (PDF)
- Ludi et al 2012 Suicide Risk Youth with Intellectual Disability (ODF)
- MIRECC TBI and Suicide – Information for Clinicians (PDF)
- Quality of Life – Alzheimer’s Disease Screening Tool (PDF)
- Risk Assessment for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Crisis (PDF)
- Suicidal Behaviours in People with ID – Maryland Centre for Developmental Disabilities (PDF)
Individuals with Persistent Suicidality
Resources for clinicians working with individuals who experience chronic or recurrent suicidal ideation, including long-term safety planning, therapeutic frameworks, and guidance for navigating the challenges of ongoing clinical care.
- Chronic Suicidality vs Acute Crisis – How Treatment Differs (External Link)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) – from CAMH (External Link)
- Effective Treatment for Suicidality – Deconstructing Stigma (External Link)
- Guided Imagery Script (PDF)
- Progressive Muscle Mindfulness – Trauma-Focused ACT – Russ Harris (PDF)
- Suicide Risk – Managing Suicidality – from CAMH (External Link)
- The Reality Slap – 2nd Edition – Extra Bits (PDF)
Older Adults
Resources addressing the unique suicide risk factors, assessment and care needs of when working with older adults, including social isolation, chronic illness, grief and bereavement, and ageism in care settings.
- Canadian Coalition For Seniors’ Mental Health (External Link)
- CCSMH – Family Guide for Preventing Suicide in Older Adults (PDF)
- CCSMH – National Guidelines for Seniors (PDF)
- CCSMH – Suicide in Older Adults – Learn and Support (PDF)
- CCSMH – Suicide Prevention in Older Adults – Learn and Support (PDF)
- CCSMH – Suicide Risk and Prevention Site (External Link)
- Klinic Prevention of Suicide in Older Adults (PDF)
- Older Adults Fact Sheet (PDF)
Physical Illness and Disability
Information and resources for supporting individuals living with chronic illness, physical disability, or pain, where these factors intersect with suicide risk.
- Chronic Pain and Suicide – from Suicide.ca (External Link)
- FSTP – Chronic Illness (PDF)
- FSTP – Disability Functional Limitations and Suicide Risk (PDF)
Sex-Based Resources
Tools and guidance to support suicide prevention and care planning with men and women, recognizing sex-specific experiences and needs.
- CSP Toolkit – Men (PDF)
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- Men and Suicide (PDF)
- Men’s Mental Health and Suicide in Canada – Key Takeaways (PDF)
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Men (PDF)
- The Real Face of Men’s Mental Health Report – 2025 (PDF)
- Women and Suicide Prevention Toolkit (PDF)
Specific Mental Health Concerns
Clinical resources addressing suicide risk in the context of specific mental health diagnoses and presentations.
- Suicide and Eating Disorders – Acute.org (External Link)
- Suicide Assessment and Prevention in Bipolar Disorder – Izadi 2023 (PDF)
- Suicide Assessment and Prevention in Early Psychosis – Niendam, T. UC Davis (PDF)
Veterans, First Responders, and Other High-Risk Occupations
Information and tools that address the unique needs, experiences, and risk factors of veterans, first responders, and individuals working in other high-risk occupations.
- Mental Wellness Distress Info Sheet (PDF)
- Agriculture and Suicide (PDF)
- First Responders Toolkit (PDF)
- MakeTheConnection.net (External Link)
- Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program (External Link)
- Military and RCMP Veterans and Suicide Prevention (PDF)
- MIRECC VA Clinical Practice Guideline for Suicide Prevention (External Link)
- The Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (External Link)
- The Do More Agriculture Foundation One Pager (PDF)
Notice: This toolkit has been developed as an educational resource to support learning and clinical practice. Our goal with these resources is to support your thinking, encourage reflection, and foster thoughtful clinical decision-making. With this in mind, we’ve gathered materials from a range of perspectives and approaches that you can draw from, adapt, and apply to your own clinical context. Please be aware that some content may provide perspectives that differ from your organization’s policies and practices, and even from one another. We encourage you to use the resources thoughtfully and apply them in the context of your own practice, while still adhering to local requirements.