Exploring Theme: "National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy"

Atii Angutiit brings men together for activities with the aim of suicide prevention NunatsiaqNews: A program called Atii Angutiit has made its way through the High Arctic, with the goal of helping men gather and interact in the name of suicide prevention. “The reception has been great,” said Sam Tutanuak, senior adviser with the Department...

The elevated rate of suicide among Inuit in Canada is the most urgent challenge facing our people and it demands a national response. The four Inuit regions in Canada (Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik in Northern Quebec, and Nunatsiavut in Northern Labrador), collectively known as Inuit Nunangat, have rates of suicide...