What We Do | The Canmore Trust

“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
- Desmond Tutu

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Suicide Prevention

Working with people to find a safe space.

At The Canmore Trust, we are all about working with people to find a safe space – a space that allows and encourages them to stay in the world, despite all the struggles and difficulties they may be facing right now. We work to prevent suicide – suicide prevention – by influencing Government policies and lobbying for change in all sectors of society.

For 24/7 support and help for anyone feeling that the world is not currently a safe place to be, please text CANMORE to 85258.

We train those impacted by suicide to become “experienced friends” – people who have developed the skills to walk with others on the journey of suicide grief.
- John, CEO of The Canmore Trust

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Suicide Postvention

We work with individuals, communities, practices, workplaces, schools, colleges and universities touched by suicide – suicide postvention – to support those in need through the carnage that results from each and every suicide. Today’s postvention is tomorrow’s prevention.

We are people who have lived with the deep impact of suicide and who understand the trauma brought about by suicide. Our work is trauma-informed and client-focussed.

We train those impacted by suicide to become “experienced friends” – people who have developed the skills to walk with others on the journey of suicide grief. This journey is different for everyone, just as everyone is unique in their response to grief.

We acknowledge the Six Needs of Grieving as developed by the American psychologist, David Kessler:

To have your pain witnessed
To express your feelings
To release your burden of guilt
To be free of old wounds
To integrate the pain and the love
To find meaning in life after loss

Encouraging our clients to find meaning, or purpose, in life after a deeply impacting suicide death is a major focus of our work.