Influences on the suicide crisis amongst First Nation Youth in northern Ontario

Suicide is an ongoing crisis for many First Nation communities in northern Ontario. First Nation youth taking their own lives as become highly prevalent in many small communities, leaving behind friends and family struggling with grief and loss. Despite a significant volume of literature on the suic...

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Main Author: Amanda Sellers
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Published: 2020
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spelling fttorometrofigs:oai:figshare.com:article/14645262 2023-11-12T04:17:11+01:00 Influences on the suicide crisis amongst First Nation Youth in northern Ontario Amanda Sellers 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.32920/ryerson.14645262.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Influences_on_the_suicide_crisis_amongst_First_Nation_Youth_in_northern_Ontario/14645262 unknown doi:10.32920/ryerson.14645262.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Influences_on_the_suicide_crisis_amongst_First_Nation_Youth_in_northern_Ontario/14645262 In Copyright Indigenous health Indigenous youth -- Suicidal behavior -- Canada -- Prevention Sexual abuse victims Indigenous peoples -- Ontario Northern Ontario Northern -- First Nations Reserves Residential schools -- Indigenous peoples -- Canada Indigenous youth -- Mental health -- Ontario Colonization -- Social aspects -- Canada Colonization -- Psychological aspects -- Canada Text Thesis 2020 fttorometrofigs https://doi.org/10.32920/ryerson.14645262.v1 2023-10-15T05:58:33Z Suicide is an ongoing crisis for many First Nation communities in northern Ontario. First Nation youth taking their own lives as become highly prevalent in many small communities, leaving behind friends and family struggling with grief and loss. Despite a significant volume of literature on the suicide crisis, there are some gaps that continue to be seen on the influences on First Nation youth suicide. In utilizing secondary data analysis (SDA), this research explores the those influences in these areas: First Nation people's access to resources, grief and loss to suicide, the effects of Indian Residential School, and one’s connectedness to land, spirituality and culture. I discuss the effects of colonization and intergenerational trauma in relation to the findings. This research is conducted in hopes to expand future suicide prevention strategies and encourage ways the social work profession can better provide services for First Nation communities. Thesis First Nations Research from Toronto Metropolitan University Canada Indian
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topic Indigenous health
Indigenous youth -- Suicidal behavior -- Canada -- Prevention
Sexual abuse victims
Indigenous peoples -- Ontario
Northern
Ontario
Northern -- First Nations Reserves
Residential schools -- Indigenous peoples -- Canada
Indigenous youth -- Mental health -- Ontario
Colonization -- Social aspects -- Canada
Colonization -- Psychological aspects -- Canada
spellingShingle Indigenous health
Indigenous youth -- Suicidal behavior -- Canada -- Prevention
Sexual abuse victims
Indigenous peoples -- Ontario
Northern
Ontario
Northern -- First Nations Reserves
Residential schools -- Indigenous peoples -- Canada
Indigenous youth -- Mental health -- Ontario
Colonization -- Social aspects -- Canada
Colonization -- Psychological aspects -- Canada
Amanda Sellers
Influences on the suicide crisis amongst First Nation Youth in northern Ontario
topic_facet Indigenous health
Indigenous youth -- Suicidal behavior -- Canada -- Prevention
Sexual abuse victims
Indigenous peoples -- Ontario
Northern
Ontario
Northern -- First Nations Reserves
Residential schools -- Indigenous peoples -- Canada
Indigenous youth -- Mental health -- Ontario
Colonization -- Social aspects -- Canada
Colonization -- Psychological aspects -- Canada
description Suicide is an ongoing crisis for many First Nation communities in northern Ontario. First Nation youth taking their own lives as become highly prevalent in many small communities, leaving behind friends and family struggling with grief and loss. Despite a significant volume of literature on the suicide crisis, there are some gaps that continue to be seen on the influences on First Nation youth suicide. In utilizing secondary data analysis (SDA), this research explores the those influences in these areas: First Nation people's access to resources, grief and loss to suicide, the effects of Indian Residential School, and one’s connectedness to land, spirituality and culture. I discuss the effects of colonization and intergenerational trauma in relation to the findings. This research is conducted in hopes to expand future suicide prevention strategies and encourage ways the social work profession can better provide services for First Nation communities.
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