Current Problems: Suicide Prevention
Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Northwest Territories"
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October 5, 2022
N.W.T. gov’t needs to reckon with issues contributing to suicides of young people, says health minister
Loss of young people in 2021, 2022 ‘shocking’, says Green CBC News: The N.W.T.’s health minister says the territory needs a “whole-of-government” response to address a spike in suicides this year. Earlier this week, chief coroner Garth Eggenberger released data on suicides from 2021 and the first nine months of 2022. In that period, 29 people died...
September 17, 2019
National Paper on Youth Suicide
The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) published “A National Paper on Youth Suicide” that calls on governments at the national, provincial and territorial levels to take concrete action to prevent youth suicide in Canada. Failure to address the multi-faceted issues impacting indigenous communities has led to a suicide epidemic. The paper consolidates...
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