Suicide Prevention

CRISIS SERVICES

For youth up to 15 years of age, please go to Windsor Regional Hospital Metropolitan Campus – Emergency Department – 1995 Lens Avenue.

For youth 16+ years of age, please go to Windsor Regional Hospital Ouellette Campus – Emergency Department – 1030 Ouellette Avenue.

In Leamington: For youth up to 18 years, please go to Erie Shores Healthcare – 194 Talbot Street West

• Alive! Canada – 519-973-4423
• 24/7 Community Crisis Centre/Crisis Telephone Line – 519-973-4435
• Kids Helpline at 1-800-668-6868 or Text “CONNECT” to 686868

Text or call 9-8-8 – Canada’s new lifeline for those who need it most.

Suicide Prevention, Postvention and Awareness

The Ministry of Children and Youth Services awarded a grant to Windsor-Essex County in 2013-2014. A small committee of interested agencies and school boards came together to begin planning on behalf of our community. In 2014, the Committee focused on three key objectives:

1. Develop an environmental scan of the Windsor- Essex County community
   • describing level of need (which we know is significant)
   • current prevention activities
   • current services and pathways to these services
   • gaps in prevention and responses to crisis and follow up services
2. Enhance Collaboration
   • proposed improvements to pathways and collaborative responses with existing resources
   • proposed new services and pathways
   • do an environmental scan, write proposals regarding pathways for response and for future services needed
3. Build Professional Capacity and knowledge
   • An environmental scan surveying Windsor-Essex County’s existing services and supports and readiness to become involved in a collaborative suicide prevention initiative including the next steps and strategies was completed.
   • Additional interested community partners were identified.
   • 200 laminated double sided, wall charts titled, Youth: Suicide Assessment and Community Referral identifying the available crisis, urgent and non-urgent services available to youth up to the age of 18 years were created and distributed.
   • 2800 Double sided, laminated wallet resource cards for primary care providers to hand to families and youth as well as other care providers were created and distributed.
   • A community structure (committee) was established amongst a group of key stakeholders that will serve to support the ongoing sharing of resources and knowledge towards Suicide Prevention.
   • There was an improved sense of shared commitment across the sectors.
   • 40 participants were certified in ASIST of whom, 25 are front line CYWs in the Greater Essex County District School Board.
   • 60 participants were certified in safe TALK suicide alertness training.
   • A small group of clinicians (6) attended Dr. Turecki’s presentation on the Suicidal Brain