SPARE: Suicide Prevention,
Awareness, Resources, & Education!
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The Interlake-Eastern Suicide Prevention Committee is seeking community agency grant funding applications for projects focused on suicide prevention and mental wellness. In the past the committee has granted funding for community gardens, art groups, parenting programs and formal suicide prevention education and training.
Due to current circumstances related to the pandemic, agencies may be looking at their service delivery models in new and innovative ways to meet the needs of their communities. Therefore, the committee is encouraging organizations to focus their project funding applications on building capacity and accessibility to their programs and services through digital or virtual platforms, (i.e. Development of a smart phone application, increased access to virtual support groups, hosting a webinar/documentary related to mental health/suicide prevention, etc.).
Please find the Interlake-Eastern Suicide Prevention Committee 2020/21 grant funding guidelines and application form at the following links:
Funding Application Form
Funding Guidelines
The deadline for 2020/21 funding applications is Monday, November 30, 2020 at 4:30 pm. Organizations will be notified of their application status on or before December 18, 2020.
Please note there is limited funding and we ask that you be as detailed and descriptive as possible in your applications.
The committee is looking forward to reviewing your application. |
Prevention Tips
#1: Ask the individual what is happening and if they are having thoughts of suicide
#2: Support the individual through the crisis
#3: Listen to what the individual has to say
#4: Connect the individual to professional support
#5: Offer Hope and let the individual know that there is help available Reference: Smith, M., Segal, J., & Robinson, L. (2019, October). Suicide Prevention. Help Guide. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/suicide-prevention.htm
Click the image below for a resource on suicide prevention from the Canadian Mental Health Association
Keeping Yourself Safe - Developing a Safety Plan
It is very helpful to have a written safety plan for when you have thoughts of hurting yourself. Have a trusted family member, friend, or a professional help you to complete this safety plan. Keep this plan somewhere you can see or find easily. Write down the steps you will take to keep yourself safe. Follow the steps. If you follow the steps and still do not feel safe, call a crisis line, get yourself to a hospital emergency room, or call 911.
Click on the safety plan below. This is also a great resource for finding information about what to do when you have suicidal thoughts, how to understand the thoughts and feelings associated with suicide, and how to decrease future occurrences of these thoughts.
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IERHA 24 Hour Crisis Line
Phone: 204-482-5419 or
Toll Free: 1-866-427-8628 |
24 hours 7 days a week. Available to anyone in the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA) |
Mobile Crisis Unit Adult and Youth Teams
Phone: 204-482-5376 or
Toll Free: 1-877-499-8770 |
If you are in a crisis, someone with mental health training will come to you
Mobile Intake: 8:30 am to 12:00 am 7 days a week
Mobile Adult Team: 2:00 pm to 2:00 am 7 days a week
Mobile Youth Team 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm Monday to Friday |
Crisis Stabilization Unit
Phone: 204-482-5361 or
Toll Free: 1-888-482-5361 |
Short-term voluntary admission for individuals 15 years and older |
Klinic Crisis Line
Phone: (204) 786-8686
Toll Free: 1-888-322-3019 |
24 hours 7 days a week. Available to anyone |
Manitoba Suicide Prevention and Support Line
Toll Free: 1-877-435-7170
Website: http://reasontolive.ca/ |
Open 24 hours 7 days a week to help you if you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, if you are concerned about someone else's mental health problems, or if you have been impacted by suicide |
Kids Help Phone
Toll Free: 1-800-668-6868 |
24 hours 7 days a week offering help to anyone between the ages of 5 and 25. Services are offered for free in English and French |
Crisis Services Canada
Toll Free: 1-833-456-4566
Text: 45645
Website: https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/ |
Phone line is available 24 hours 7 days a week for everyone.
Texting is only available available from 3:00 pm-11:00 pm |
Manitoba Farm, Rural & Northern Support Services
Phone: 1-866-367-3276
After hours: 1-888-322-3019
Website: https://supportline.ca/ |
Free counselling for anyone in Manitoba who lives on a farm, or who lives in a rural or northern community. Open Monday-Friday from 10am-9pm, however there is an after hours number |
Hope For Wellness
Phone: 1-855-242-3310
Website: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/ |
Help Line open 24 hours 7 days a week for all Indigenous peoples across Canada |
Support Lines
Note: As a result of COVID-19 some services have suspended their texting support and are only accepting phone calls.
If it is an emergency call 911 or go to a nearby hospital
Other Resources
Click on the blue text to be taken to the resource
| Your family doctor |
If you do not have a family doctor, you can find one here |
| Psychology today |
If you would like to talk to a professional this is a great website to find someone you think you could trust. This website includes short biographies about the counsellors as well as what insurance plans they cover |
| Your family, friends, neighbours, teachers |
They can be a great resource. If they are unable to talk, they may be able to help connect you to someone you can talk to |
| 211 Manitoba |
A collection of resources that are available in Manitoba. From the home page, click on Mental Health & Addictions then enter your postal code for a series of resources available in your area |
| After an Attempt |
This link contains a resource for taking care of a family member once discharged from the hospital after an attempt |
| 5 Things Suicide Loss Survivors Should Know - From Someone Who's Attempted |
Click on the image to read the article
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| Surviving Loss |
Visit Reason To Live to get assistance with learning new coping mechanisms and helping with the grief that follows a suicide
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| Suicide Learning Modules for Health Care Professionals |
This resources is for physicians and nurses who would like to learn more about suicide. The modules can be found on the Mental Health Commission of Canada website |
| Everyone Matters |
This website aims to support youth suicide prevention by providing resources to parents and students |
| Apps for your Phone - Click on the image to be directed to the apps website |
Available for free on the App Store |
Download for free on the App Store or Google Play |
Available for free on IOS and Android devices
A 'Kids Help Phone' app |
Mental Health Facts for Adults
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Mental Health Facts for Children & Youth
(Click on the image to view)
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| The Language of Suicide |
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Click on the image below your preferred language to be redirected to the You Tube video
English
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Ojibwe
Cree |
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Oji-Cree
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