Suicide awareness campaign honours young man's memory
Friends and family members of a Pembroke, Ont., man who took his own life are using his pickup truck to engage the communities in Renfrew County, just west of Ottawa, on the subject of suicide.
Alex Clarke, 18, of Pembroke, Ont., committed suicide earlier this summer
Friends and family members of a young man from Renfrew County who took his own life are using his pickup truck to engage the community on the subject of suicide.
As Steve Fischer reports in the video above, the campaign comes at a time when young people in the community have had a difficult time dealing with the death, which happened earlier this summer.
Suicide prevention
These are some groups that provide support to youth:
- Ottawa Distress Line: 613-238-3311.
- Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868.
- Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario: 1-877-377-7775.
- Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre: 613-741-6025.
- Mental Health Crisis Line (Ages 16 and up): 613-722-6914.
- Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa: 613-260-2360.