**Trigger Warning** This podcast discusses suicide and suicidal ideation, and some people might find it disturbing.  If you’re thinking about suicide, or you are worried someone you know is suicidal, please, contact your physician, or if it’s an emergency, please go to your local ER. Manitoba residents call the Manitoba Suicide Prevention and Support Hotline at:  1-877-435-7170 or call the Canada Suicide Prevention Service at 1-833-456-4566 who are available 24/7 for voice and 4 pm to 12 am ET for text. Websites you can go to include reasontolive.ca and Crisis Service Canada website at crisisservicecanada.ca  You are not alone, they can help you.

Mara Grunau is the Executive Director of the Centre for Suicide Prevention and joins Well-Being Connection to help you understand World Suicide Prevention Day 2021 and the theme for this year - Creating Hope Through Action.

We also talk about Buddy Up - a men's suicide prevention communications campaign: a call to action to men, by men.

World Suicide Prevention Day Toolkit for 2021