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Briefing Guide and Package
Tailored for your role, this is an all-encompassing briefing note on the Coalition, our work, and the history of suicide prevention in Canada (including provinces), why we need a national strategy, what we are asking, and much more.
Acompanying Resources and Items
Briefing Note: Current Suicide Prevention Landscape and Commitments
A look at the current suicide prevention landscape across Canada.
Briefing Note: Basic Policy Recommendations and Implementation Considerations
A look at the Coalition's basic asks for a suicide prevention startegy and considerations for implementation.
Briefing Note: Data, Targets, Funding (Basic), and Accountability
A look at the data, funding, needed targets, and who should be in charge of what.
Roles and Responsibilities of Government
A look at who is in charge of what and your role.
HOPE CAN'T WAIT
A national movement for a comprehensive Canadian Suicide Prevention Strategy.
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