DameyonBonson

© Copyright 2017 I post mainly about Indigenous suicide. The prevention of Indigenous suicide requires sovereign solutions. Prevention efforts must be not only evidence-based but also community-led. . WARNING: May contain images and names of a deceased Indigenous persons.

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Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)

To be clear, Oxfam America means well, as do the scores of other NGOs that advocate for Indigenous Peoples. Working together with them, Indigenous groups have accomplished a great deal. But FPIC does not apply only to corporate operations – it must begin with the inclusion of Indigenous stakeholders in the reporting and standard-setting efforts that advocate for Indigenous rights and inform the behavior of entire industries. It is crucial that Indigenous perspectives be represented in every conversation, including those among Indigenous advocates, that may have an impact on Indigenous issues.

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Though the federal government does not track indigenous suicides, research shows the rate among young First Nations people stands at six times the national average.

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OK (KSWO)- Indian Health Service (IHS) has awarded four behavioral health programs-- Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention (SASP) and Domestic Violence Prevention Program (DVPP), Health Integration Initiative (BH2I) and the Preventing Alcohol-Related Deaths (PARD)-- serving American Indians and Alaska Natives across the United States.

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In October 2016, four girls between the ages of 12 and 14 took their own lives in the northern Saskatchewan towns of La Ronge and Stanley Mission. A 10-year-old girl in Deschambault Lake and a 13-year-old girl in the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in Saskatchewan also killed themselves last October.

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Wentworth Healthcare set up an Aboriginal advisory committee and a suicide prevention group, which led a health gaps conversation. Discussions flagged concerns around “siloed” mental health and drug and alcohol services, limited after-care and a lack of Aboriginal health workers.

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‪“First we found that gay and bisexual men who were Aboriginal (First Nation, Metis or Inuit) reported a higher number of suicide attempts.” ‬

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In 2014, a youth took his own life, later becoming the subject of a child and youth advocate report. Over the next two days, two more died by their own hand, and still more attempted suicide. Still, Grant told the panel, “At a dark time, we tried to move forward.”

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Having spent 10 days on the island of O’ahu, 16 people from New Zealand called 2FACE Drama visited local area public high schools, along with Honolulu Community College, to spread awareness on the issue of suicide awareness through skits and demonstrations.

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"You know that the suicide rate in Nunavut is 10 times the national average, and has been declared a territorial crisis. And yet based on the per-capita system, we received the smallest fraction of funds for mental health.

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A young father who was found unresponsive in his cell before dying in hospital has become the third Aboriginal man to die in custody in as many months.

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Allwyn Bieundurry has lost close friends to suicide, which isn't unusual here. "I think of them a lot. I pray that they're in a better home," he told 7.30. "We don't know how to fix it."

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FAIRBANKS — Hope, strength, and resiliency is the focus of a new documentary that tells the story of four Alaska Natives who have been deeply impacted by suicide. “We Breathe Again,” the hour long documentary, premieres at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday on PBS’s World Channel.

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The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody in New South Wales on Friday say they do not believe he was suicidal.

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The FSIN has committed to develop and release a multi-faceted First Nations suicide prevention strategy by May 31, 2018. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is working on the development of a multi-faceted First Nations suicide prevention strategy.

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A discussion paper released by the FSIN on Friday used coroner office statistics to show there have been over 500 First Nations suicides in the province since 2005, a rate four times higher than in non-First Nation populations.

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Researchers say the impact of residential schools has never been so apparent. Provincial data shows that trauma in now re-emerging in the form of a suicide crisis among indigenous youth. Meaghan Craig reports.

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If you’re like me, you get annoyed at the “fairy tale” successful life stories. They usually go something like this: – I had a dream. – So then I achieved it! – Voila! And here I am now giving you advice. And the author ALWAYS skips over the hard parts to make themselves look smarter than they really are. Give me a break.