SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION & SUPPORT

NEED2 operates on the traditional territories of the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. Staff and volunteers affirm our efforts towards reconciliation and acknowledge the impact of colonialism and historical trauma on the individuals and communities we serve.

our year at a glance...

• 4530 chats with youth on youthspace.ca
• 1075 chats involving suicide risk assessment (1 in 4)
• 182 interventions performed
• 134 NEED2 volunteers donated 6958 hours
• 55 new volunteers trained
• 2020 students received Suicide Education & Awareness (SEA) presentations this school year
• 142 students connected with a counsellor following a SEA presentation for further mental health support
• 731 students received mindfulness instruction
• 197 visitors enrolled in the Youthspace.ca Follow-up Program
• 127 people trained in ASIST and safeTALK
• 6 people on average attended monthly Support for Suicide Loss support group

Participant and Partner Perspectives

"Thank you for all the many times you listen when I need an ear, it's much appreciated and the work you do does not go unnoticed. Other then that things have been going ok for me" – Youthspace.ca Visitor

"The [SEA] presentations create emotional safety, empathy, and connectedness among our students which open the door for them to ask for help" – School Counselor

"If I’m feeling stressed sometimes I’ll use mindfulness to calm myself down. I will also use mindfulness if I can’t fall asleep I use it to settle myself" – Grade 6 Student

"I fully believe that being able to express one's emotions and situation, no matter how difficult and hard to hear, and have them acknowledged non-judgmentally, is an important healing process and I found great satisfaction in helping people do that." – Youthspace.ca Volunteer

thank you to our partners & funders!

our board of directors and staff

Staff

• Justine Thomson - Executive Director
• Liz Radermacher - Operations Manager
• Daria Patterson - Youthspace.ca Coordinator
• Emma White - Admin & Communications Assistant
• Julia Leggett - Clinical Coordinator
• Izzy Dehler-Hyde - Youthspace.ca Facilitator & Trainer
• Renata Hindle - SEA Program Manager
• Debbie Scarfone - Bookkeeper

Program Facilitators

• Cheryl Love
• Emerald Pringle
• Joe Savidge
• Justin Robertson
• Krysta Gmitroski
• Max Krauss
• Nat Karpovskaia
• Nicky Nicholas
• Serena Martin
• Shyam Singh
• Sive Emo
• Tiahna Moorthy
• Zoe Plant

Board of Directors

• Janine Mayers - Board Chair
• Michael Munro - Vice Chair & Treasurer
• Duncan Low - Board Member
• Taryn Castles - Board Member
• Heather Richards - Board Member
• Kelly Farish - Board Member