Coping with hopelessness and despair
Resources:
- Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Helping Someone
- Speaking of Suicide - Resources
- Stories of Hope and Recovery - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Samaritans - How to Help Someone Who is Struggling
- Create a coping card - an action plan to cope with periods of emotional distress
- Sunnybrook Strength & Resilience Project - Stories from real people about their struggles with mental illness and addiction, and how they reached out for help in the face of adversity.
- Griefspeaks - Provides practical advice for family members after the suicide attempt of a loved one.
- A moving article in the New York Times about the life of Philip Brickman, happiness, and suicide*
- Plus: read letters to the editor in response to this article*
- * Please note a subscription may be required to access the full article.
If you need help in an emergency, please call 911 or visit your local emergency department.
If you’re feeling like you’re in crisis or need somebody to talk to, please know that help is also available through community resources:
- Find a local crisis resource at sunnybrook.ca/gethelp
- Crisis Services Canada
- Phone: 24-hour, toll-free 1-833-456-4566
- Text: 45645 (4:00 p.m. – midnight Eastern Time)
- Kids Help Phone
- Phone: 24-hour, toll-free, 1-800-668-6868
- Text: 686868 (24 hours, 7 days a week)
