Suicide
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Suicidal thoughts among Canadians significantly higher during COVID-19: StatCanResearchers found the prevalence of having suicidal thoughts among adults was significantly higher in 2021 than in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthMay 19
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Parents of Saskatchewan suicide victims feel offers to help are being ignoredSeveral family members say they've reached out to government with offers to provide insight as it goes about developing plans to prevent suicide, but say they feel unheard.CanadaMay 18
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Approach to mental health needs reform in Saskatchewan: advocatesMinister of Mental Health Everett Hindley said less funding has been provided this year because the program no longer has startup costs.HealthMay 14
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Public inquest into the death of Samwel Uko has new dateThe inquest into the death of Samwel Uko, who died by suicide after seeking help at a Regina hospital, has been rescheduled twice. It is now set to begin on May 30.CanadaApr 29
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6 Russian oligarchs have died in alleged suicides since start of 2022Many of the Russian oligarchs who have died in alleged suicides so far in 2022 were also found alongside the bodies of their family members.WorldApr 27
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‘There’s a great need right now’: Calgary’s Distress Centre short of crisis line volunteersCalgary's Distress Centre is in need of volunteers to take calls on the crisis line.HealthApr 3
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More Quebec teen girls hospitalized for suicidal behaviour in 2021 public health saysThe study notes that while teenage girls are more likely to be hospitalized for suicidal behaviours, they have one of the lowest suicide rates in the province.HealthJan 31
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MPs push for suicide hotline as COVID-19 continues to take mental tollA motion to take "immediate action'" to establish a suicide prevention hotline was approved in the House of Commons last year, but has still not been activated.HealthDec 29, 2021
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After death of cousin by suicide, Lac La Ronge Indian Band councillor calls for helpDevin Bernatchez called the prevalence of suicide and poor mental health in Saskatchewan a 'crisis.' He invited the provincial government to his reserve to witness it firsthand.CanadaDec 7, 2021
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Northern wellness camp gets funding boost from Saskatchewan governmentMuskwa Lake Wellness Camp, near Pinehouse, provides land-based health intervention to address alcoholism, suicide rates and overdose deaths in northern Saskatchewan communities.CanadaDec 7, 2021
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