Across Canada, PROSPER is partnering with regional systems and service providers to support practical, community-informed approaches to suicide prevention. By embracing local values, strengths, and lived experiences, PROSPER helps reduce risk through collaboration, training, and shared responsibility.
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PROSPER is being implemented in partnership with Alberta Health Services, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and a growing network of community collaborators, including:
Aspen, Bighorn, Bonnyville, Calgary Foothills, Highland, Leduc Beaumont Devon, Palliser, Peaks to Prairies, Saint Albert Sturgeon, Sherwood Park, South Calgary, Southside, Westview, Wolf Creek, and Wood Buffalo Primary Care Networks
Edmonton North, Oliver & West Primary Care Networks
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Through training, workshops, and collaborative planning, PROSPER equips professionals and community members to identify risk, respond with confidence, and develop practical, community-driven strategies. The model is shaped by the lived experiences of attempt survivors, service providers, and local leaders.
Canadian communities participating in PROSPER have reported greater coordination, stronger peer networks, and more open conversations about suicide risk. Training sessions provide concrete strategies and help align efforts across schools, clinics, workplaces, and public institutions.
Local leaders have used the program to examine gaps in existing responses and explore more consistent, community-based approaches. In rural and remote areas especially, PROSPER has provided tools that reflect both the urgency of the issue and the strengths already present in the community.
Feedback from Canadian participants highlights a stronger understanding of suicide risk and greater confidence in applying PROSPER strategies. Community members report that the training is practical, accessible, and relevant to their roles. Across regions, participants are incorporating structured planning, brief interventions, and culturally responsive approaches into their local efforts.
PROSPER is committed to expanding its reach across Canada. With ongoing support from health networks and community partners, future goals include:
Offering accessible virtual training formats
Supporting Indigenous-led suicide prevention efforts
Collaborating with provincial education ministries to deliver training for educators
Strengthening postvention and bereavement supports
By equipping more communities with practical, culturally adaptive tools, PROSPER aims to create lasting change in how suicide is understood and addressed in Canada.
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