Suicide Awareness and Prevention Resources

Books

No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One

by Carla Fine

The Grief Recovery Handbook: a step-by-step program for moving beyond loss

by John W. James & Frank Cherry

Choosing to Live: how to defeat suicide through cognitive therapy

by Thomas Ellis & Cory F. Newman

Vancouver Resources

SAFER (Suicide Attempt Follow-Up, Education & Research):

provides individual counseling, groups, and community education, for those who are dealing with suicidal issues in their own life or have

lost someone close to them.

Vancouver Coastal Health
#300 - 2425 Quebec Street
Vancouver, BC V5T 4L6
Phone: (604) 879-9251

Vancouver Distress Line

(604) 872-3311

Other places to look for help:

- family doctor

- counselor

- your peers

- crisis centers

Vancouver Island Resources

Victoria NEED Crisis Line

(250) 386-6323

Other places to look for help:

- emergency dept

- mental health teams

- spiritual counselor or clergy

Victoria Hospice Society

(250) 370-8715

Life Moves On (support Group in Victoria, B.C.)

Tel/Fax: (250) 474-2303

Other Resources