1 2NATIVE MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH TEAM Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in First Nations and Inuit Communities

• Main Authors: Laurence J. Kirmayer, Lucy J. Boothroyd, M. Sc, Arlene Laliberté B. A, Brenda Laronde Simpson
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Canada; Nunavik; atikamekw; First Nations; inuit
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.536.3299; http://www.mcgill.ca/files/tcpsych/Report9_Eng.pdf

In this report, we set out a rationale and plan of action for suicide prevention and mental health promotion in the First Nations and Inuit communities of Québec. The recommendations are based on the best available information and evaluations of existing programs. We hope this will be a useful resource for communities and individuals developing and implementing programs to meet their local needs. This report draws from earlier reviews prepared by our group for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. In response to requests for program materials on suicide prevention from the public health department of Nunavik and social services of the Atikamekw Nation, we have attempted to review the available literature and distill practical guidelines that take into account the specific needs and constraints of remote rural Native communities in Québec and across Canada.