Youth Suicide
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Parents should discuss depression, anxiety and even suicide with kids: expertsParents should have proactive conversations around mental health and suicide with kids, some experts suggest, because there is not enough talk around these issues.HealthNov 20, 2022
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Death of First Nation’s young man inspires calls for support with mental health and drugsA young man from Sayisi Dene First Nation lost his life from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the evening of Jan 28 in Tadoule Lake, Man.CrimeJan 31, 2022
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Family can now get some of Lexi Daken’s hospital records, as long as they don’t share itHorizon Health has agreed to turn over the records with certain conditions and only from Lexi Daken's last two visits, excluding a previous suicide attempt.HealthJul 21, 2021
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New Brunswick mother on the ‘horrifying’ situation of her 10-year-old’s mental illnessMoncton mother pleads with the province to improve access to mental health care for children.HealthApr 26, 2021
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Vancouver Island teen’s tragic death renews calls for youth mental health resourcesB.C.'s representative for children and youth says the province's already "woefully inadequate" mental health system has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthJan 13, 2021
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Spike in deaths, majority Indigenous children, reported to Saskatchewan child advocateThere was a significant increase in the number of deaths reported to Saskatchewan’s child advocate last year.CanadaApr 30, 2020
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Many youth suicide attempts involve over-the-counter painkillers: studySubstances like ibuprofen and Aspirin were implicated in many suicide attempts, researchers found.HealthOct 8, 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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U.S. suicide rates climb, especially among young womenSuicide rates among young people have risen over the last 10 years in the U.S., especially among young women.HealthMay 22, 2019
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Sask. children’s advocate urges policy makers to listen to kids on mental health issuesSaskatchewan's advocate for children and youth is calling on decision-makers to listen to kids, saying it is the best way to address mental health challenges in the province.PoliticsApr 30, 2019
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