The suicide prevention movement in Québec has its origin in Europe and more specifically in the United States. Faced with rising suicide rates, several community organizations in Québec came into existence thanks to the volunteer involvement from their community: The Centers for the Prevention of Suicide (CPS). For many years the CPS’s have been the driving force behind the development of the suicide prevention movement in Québec. In 1998, la Stratégie québécoise d’action face au suicide (The Québec Suicide Prevention Task Force) was set up. This task force breathes new life into suicide prevention yet brings along with it a number of challenges.