Indigenous Suicides
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Auditor calls for improvement in northern Saskatchewan suicide preventionAuditor Judy Ferguson says that health care providers in northwest Saskatchewan generally don’t receive sufficient training caring for suicidal patients.HealthDec 5, 2019
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‘We’re hurting’: Saskatchewan First Nation calls for long-term solution to youth suicide crisisThe Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation declared a state of emergency in November following three youth suicides in as many weeks.CanadaDec 3, 2019
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Inuk woman bikes across Canada to raise awareness of northern Quebec suicidesHannah Tooktoo has so far raised $22,531 from online donors.CanadaAug 8, 2019
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Suicides in Quebec indigenous communities preventable: coroner’s reportA Quebec coroner's report released Saturday ruled that five suicides that occurred in two indigenous communities in 2015 were avoidable.CanadaJan 14, 2017
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Social worker jobs in northern Sask. not being filled, government cancels meeting: SGEUThe Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union says the government has cancelled a meeting to discuss the need to hire social workers to fill vacant positions, especially in the north.CanadaJan 6, 2017
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