Suicide Crisis
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Saskatchewan chief concerned about mental health impacts of COVID 19 in First NationsA First Nation in Saskatchewan has been dealing with a suicide crisis, and now its chief is concerned an outbreak of COVID-19 could trigger further mental health suffering.HealthMay 3, 2020
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Canadian government commits $2.5M for Saskatchewan First Nation suicide strategyEight First Nations leaders joined Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller as he announced funding for the FSIN’s suicide prevention strategy.CanadaDec 19, 2019
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‘Brighten their day’: suicide crisis sparks card-writing campaign to First NationA former resident of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is asking people to send handwritten Christmas cards to the First Nation school.CanadaNov 27, 2019
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Sheshatshiu: Innu First Nation in Labrador declares suicide crisisChief Eugene Hart of the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation said the community is in a state of grief after 14 natural deaths in the community over the last year.CanadaOct 30, 2019
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Advocates call for national youth suicide strategy: ‘Our children will continue to die’Between 2013 and 2017, at least 1,174 youth between eight and 19 years old died by suicide.CanadaSep 17, 2019
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FSIN releases suicide prevention planIndigenous people in Saskatchewan - especially northern Saskatchewan - are afflicted with some of the worst suicide rates in Canada.CanadaMay 24, 2018
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‘Nunavut is in a crisis’: Territory appeals for help as suicide attempts, domestic violence spikeLast week, the community of Pangnirtung on the southeast coast of Baffin Island sent a letter to the territorial government that pleaded for extra resources to deal with suicide attempts and growing violence.CanadaMay 15, 2018
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Outpouring of support for Saskatchewan photography club after Global News storyOverwhelming support from Global News viewers over the past few months has helped the Pinehouse Photography Club grow beyond belief.CanadaMar 26, 2018
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2 Fond-du-Lac teens take own lives as community recovers from plane crashThe two teen suicides in Fond du Lac came as the community recovers from a December plane crash that led to the death of a 19-year-old man.CanadaJan 16, 2018
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Sask. children’s advocate raises alarm bells over Indigenous youth suicide rateThe children’s advocate is calling on action from the provincial and federal governments to deal with high youth suicide rates in northern Saskatchewan.HealthDec 5, 2017
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