Prevention Through Connection
Final Report of the Suicide Prevention Forum, November, 2002. (PDF file, appx 250K download)
Every other day someone in Manitoba dies by suicide. Suicide affects everyone and preventing suicides must involve everyone. In May 2001 the first provincial suicide prevention forum was held in Winnipeg. It was attended by almost 250 people from across the province with representatives from every health care region. As a result of the forum, a provincial suicide prevention strategy was developed and the Manitoba Committee for Suicide Prevention was created. In addition to establishing the provincial committee, efforts were undertaken to begin establishing regional suicide prevention committees. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of so many people, suicide prevention is becoming recognized as an important health and social concern in Manitoba. Suicide will no longer be a secret in Manitoba as we continue to talk about it.
