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CASP Urges Immediate Action on National Suicide Prevention Strategy ; Annual Suicide Death Toll Nears 4,000
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September 5, 2008
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WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - Sept. 5, 2008) - The Canadian
Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) says that it is time for
the federal government to take action, end it's silence about the
approximately 4,000 Canadians who die by suicide every year and
establish a national suicide prevention strategy.
"Suicide is the most preventable source of death in Canada, and
we need to take action now," said Tim Wall, Executive Director of
CASP.
Wall urged the federal government to move quickly to adopt a
national suicide prevention strategy. " Every day in Canada ten
people die by suicide and millions of Canadians have been affected
by suicide and the often devastating effects of suicidal ...