'Our Next Generation': Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
| Autor: | Robert Henry, Caroline L. Tait, Roger Bland, Peter Butt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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education.field_of_study
Metis people Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Ethnic group Suicide prevention Indigenous Coroner 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Geography 030225 pediatrics Metis 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult education Demography |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health. 36:55-65 |
| ISSN: | 0713-3936 |
| Popis: | Suicide is a concern for many Indigenous communities in Canada. Suicide rates in Canada have decreased but rates in Saskatchewan remain above the national average. In northern Saskatchewan, where First Nations and Metis people make up 85% of the population, suicide rates are well above the national rate. The majority of reported suicides in this region are committed by adolescents and young adults. However, the current rate of suicide among First Nations and Metis youth in Saskatchewan cannot be determined because ethnicity is not tracked on hospitalization and coroner records. Our study argues this is a barrier to suicide prevention in Indigenous populations and recommends improvements to the design and implementation of suicide surveillance and prevention strategies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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