8 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
September is Suicide Awareness Month
Representatives of Libro Credit Union and Caldwell First Nation at the headquarters in Leamington. In the back are Glenn Forrest (Caldwell First Nation) and Larry Patterson. In front are Paul Thompson (Libro Leamington manager), Garnet Talbot, Lori Atkinson (Libro Regional Manager), Kyra Cole (Caldwell First Nation), Michelle Stein, Linda Lloyd-Dupuis and Wassim Sarweh. SUN photo
Libro grant benefits Caldwell First Nation LEAMINGTON – The annual Libro Grant Roadshow took place on Wednesday, September 15, with a stop in the county and in Leamington. Libro Credit Union granted $320,000 across Ontario, with four organizations receiving various sums totalling $70,000. The managers from the local board and branches hit the road to deliver the good news and the cheques. The first stop of the day was at the Caldwell First Nation Headquarters, where Libro gave $20,000 toward the Caldwell First Nation Housing Initiative. After they left Caldwell Headquarters, the group travelled to Windsor to the Connections Early Years Family Centre
and Cook-Up. A later date was set for delivery to the Leamington Regional Food Hub, which will receive $20,000 toward the good work they do there. “For Caldwell First Nation, Libro’s grant program is a step in Caldwell’s goal of economic self-sufficiency,” said Caldwell first Nation Economic Development Officer, Kyra Cole. “The funding will support a study conducted by the Nation for a project that could support community building, housing, and economic development. This could be instrumental in helping bring people back home to Caldwell and also providing citizens good paying jobs when they get here.”
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Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of monthly health articles from the Leamington Area Family Health Team. This article was written by Jim Waldon, Social Worker. Here are a few quick facts about suicide from the Public Health Agency of Canada (2016): • 11 people die by suicide each day. • There are 4,000 deaths by suicide each year and one-third of these are people between 45 and 59. • Suicide is the leading cause of death for youth and young adults, 15 to 34. • 8 out of 10 people who die by suicide each year gave previous indications of their intentions. It is important for all of us to recognize signs of suicide. While some signs of suicide are obvious, others are more challenging to identify. Crisis Services Canada (crisisservicescanada.ca) offers help to identify signs of suicide in family members, friends and work colleagues. Seek help if you notice somebody: • Making threats to harm oneself. • Researching a way to kill oneself. • Talking or writing about death, dying or suicide. • Increased substance use. • Feelings of hopelessness; no sense of purpose in life. • Agitation or uncontrolled anger. • Unable to sleep or sleeping all the time. • Feelings of being trapped; having no way out. • Withdrawal from family, friends, society. • Reckless behavior or engaging in risky activities. • Dramatic mood changes. If you feel as though you could be a
danger to yourself or know someone who is struggling with thoughts about suicide, there are many local and national resources available: • The Community Crisis Centre: Offers mental health services for individuals ages 16+ who are experiencing an acute mental illness and/or psychosocial crisis. Services include a 24-Hour Crisis Telephone Line (519-973-4435) and walk-in crisis support. • Distress Centre of the Downtown Mission: Offers free and confidential support services through their support line 365 days a year from 12 p.m.-12 a.m. each day. This service provides emotional support, crisis intervention, community referrals and other supports over the phone to adults and youth who need assistance or information. Support services can be accessed by calling 519256-5000 during their service hours. • Crisis Services Canada: Offers a 24/7 telephone crisis line at 1-833-4564566 and a crisis text line at 45645 (4 p.m.-12 a.m. daily). • Crisis Text Line (powered by Kids Help Phone): Offers Free 24/7 support for people in crisis. Text ‘HOME’ to 686868 to text with a trained real-life Crisis Responder. • ONTX Ontario Online & Text Crisis Service: Offers a Crisis Chat that is available between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. (Text 741-741) • Youth Space: Offers a ‘Youth Text’ service that is available in Ontario between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. If you feel you are a danger to yourself, call 911 to receive the help you require.
