Communities Addressing Suicide Together (CAST) Took Kit for Community Coalitions

Horizons worked with CMHA (NS Division) to develop a user-friendly toolkit of resources, best practices and planning tools designed to assist communities in developing coalitions to address suicide. Our role included reviewing draft content; fleshing out particular chapters; rewriting the information; providing advice re: organizing the content; working with our designer to determine layout, graphics, and the overall look of the toolkit; and coordinating a clear language review of the toolkit. The toolkit includes research-based information about addressing suicide, as well as information about coalition building and partnering to address suicide. It includes chapters on working with specific population groups, including Aboriginal peoples. The toolkit is currently undergoing the final stages of a clear language review, and will soon be available across Nova Scotia.