CMHA - Waterloo Wellington - Waterloo - Skills for Safer Living

The Skills for Safer Living program is a combination of a twenty-week skills-based group and a peer support group for individuals with recurring thoughts and behaviours about suicide. The Skills for Safer Living program at CMHA WW is provided by a team of skilled peer supporters who have extensive practice and lived experience knowledge around understanding and preventing suicide.

Group participants must be able to meet the following criteria: Individuals must have a minimum of one self-reported suicide attempt or experience ongoing struggles with suicide related thoughts and behaviors. Individuals must have stable housing Individuals must be connected to some type of a support in the community (doctor, social worker, therapist, case manager, peer worker etc.) who can provide them occasional individual emotional support throughout the individuals participation in the 20 week group intervention Individuals must be able to get to the group (virtual and in-person options are available) and be able to participate for the duration of the group (approximately 5 months)

Individuals with recurring thoughts and behaviours about suicide

Call (519) 570-4595, or use the website.

Phone

(519) 570-4595

Website

https://cmhaww.ca/programs-services/skills-for-safer-living/