Collateral Damage Project
1085 Carrick Street P7B 6L9 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

This is what #SuicidePrevention looks like. I’m about to speak at the Vanska Charity hockey tournament... organized by Kamden Kennedy, an 18 year old St. Ignatius High School graduate who is determined to make a difference. Yes, that’s a line up for registration!

Your Story Matters!

The Collateral Damage Project is honored to be a partner with United Suicide Survivors International @UniteSurvivors as they launch the first storytelling course for people with lived experience on April 22nd, 2019. Storytelling is becoming a powerful tool in the suicide prevention advocate’s toolbox as we cultivate more powerful tales of resilience and healing that sweep away the old myths that have perpetuated fear and hopelessness. Knowing that storytelling can be empoweri...ng for the storyteller, influential for the listener and transformational in systems and culture, United Suicide Survivors International (United Survivors) is helping people with lived experience consider whether or not storytelling is right for them and how they can prepare themselves for sharing their story. Today, United Survivors launches an on-line course called Am I ready? a three-hour workshop that guides individuals through a series of exercises designed to assist them in discerning their motivation, in weighing the benefits and consequences and in developing a self-care plan BEFORE engaging in crafting and disclosing a personal narrative about their experiences. Those interested in the Am I Ready? course can learn more and register for this preliminary on-line workshop here: www.UniteSurvivors.org. More advanced on-line courses on how to craft safe and effective narratives and how to leverage stories for social change will be released by United Survivors later in the year. Learn more here www.UniteSurvivors.org #YourStoryMatters Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @UniteSurvivors YouTube video about United Survivors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe50RnEdHt0&feature=youtu.be

If you live in the Thunder Bay area and have lost a loved one to suicide you may want to consider joining this group. If you know of someone who has lost a loved one to suicide, please share this with them.