The solution to the epidemic of suicide (and drug and alcohol abuse, family violence, sexual violence and trauma, which are all interrelated) in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities has to be broad-based and long-term and, ultimately, it cannot come from the outside
Andre Picard — Suicide is not a spectator sport. The epidemic of self-harm occurring in indigenous communities warrants urgent attention, but the right kind of attention. We don’t need ghoulish body counts, reported daily in headlines like the latest sports scores: “Girl, 13, at least fifth to commit suicide in Sask. this month.” Read the rest of this article at The Globe and Mail…