"Mapping suicide prevention initiatives targeting Indigenous Sámi in Nordic countries"
Background: Suicide is a major public health issue among Indigenous Sámi in Nordic countries, and efforts to prevent suicide in the Sámi context are increasing. However, there is no literature on suicide prevention initiatives among Sámi. The aim of the study was to map suicide prevention initiative...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-189613 2023-10-09T21:49:25+02:00 "Mapping suicide prevention initiatives targeting Indigenous Sámi in Nordic countries" Stoor, Jon Petter A. Eriksen, Heidi A. Silviken, Anne C. 2021 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-189613 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12111-x eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa Centre for Sámi Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, UiT – the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway Utsjok Primary Health Care Centre, Utsjok, Finland Centre for Sámi Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, UiT – the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Sámi Norwegian National Advisory Unit for Mental Health and Substance Use, Finnmark Hospital Trust, Karasjok, Norway BMC Public Health, 2021, 21:1, orcid:0000-0002-1580-8307 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-189613 doi:10.1186/s12889-021-12111-x PMID 34743691 ISI:000715192800001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85118720226 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Arctic Indigenous Mental health Saami Sami Suicide prevention WPR-approach Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2021 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12111-x 2023-09-22T14:00:57Z Background: Suicide is a major public health issue among Indigenous Sámi in Nordic countries, and efforts to prevent suicide in the Sámi context are increasing. However, there is no literature on suicide prevention initiatives among Sámi. The aim of the study was to map suicide prevention initiatives targeting Sámi in Norway, Sweden, and Finland during 2005–2019. Method: Initiatives were identified and described through utilizing networks among stakeholders in the field of suicide prevention among Sámi, acquiring documentation of initiatives and utilizing the authors first-hand experiences. The described initiatives were analyzed inspired by the “What is the problem represented to be?” (WPR)-approach. Results: Seventeen initiatives targeting Sámi were identified during 2005–2019, including nine in Sweden, five in Norway, one in Finland and two international initiatives. Analysis with the WPR-approach yielded 40 problematizations regarding how to prevent suicide among Sámi, pertaining to shortcomings on individual (5), relational (15), community/cultural (3), societal (14) and health systems levels (3). All initiatives were adapted to the Sámi context, varying from tailor-made, culture-specific approaches to targeting Sámi with universal approaches. The most common approaches were the gatekeeper and mental health literacy training programs. The initiatives generally lacked thorough evaluation components. Conclusion: We argue that the dominant rationales for suicide prevention were addressing shortcomings on individual and relational levels, and raising awareness in the general public. This threatens obscuring other, critical, approaches, such as broadening perspectives in prevention planning, improving health systems for Sámi, and promoting cultural empowerment among Sámi. Nevertheless, the study confirms considerable efforts have been invested into suicide prevention among Sámi during the last 15 years, and future initiatives might include a broader set of prevention rationales. To improve evaluation and ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic saami sami sami Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Norway BMC Public Health 21 1 |
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Background: Suicide is a major public health issue among Indigenous Sámi in Nordic countries, and efforts to prevent suicide in the Sámi context are increasing. However, there is no literature on suicide prevention initiatives among Sámi. The aim of the study was to map suicide prevention initiatives targeting Sámi in Norway, Sweden, and Finland during 2005–2019. Method: Initiatives were identified and described through utilizing networks among stakeholders in the field of suicide prevention among Sámi, acquiring documentation of initiatives and utilizing the authors first-hand experiences. The described initiatives were analyzed inspired by the “What is the problem represented to be?” (WPR)-approach. Results: Seventeen initiatives targeting Sámi were identified during 2005–2019, including nine in Sweden, five in Norway, one in Finland and two international initiatives. Analysis with the WPR-approach yielded 40 problematizations regarding how to prevent suicide among Sámi, pertaining to shortcomings on individual (5), relational (15), community/cultural (3), societal (14) and health systems levels (3). All initiatives were adapted to the Sámi context, varying from tailor-made, culture-specific approaches to targeting Sámi with universal approaches. The most common approaches were the gatekeeper and mental health literacy training programs. The initiatives generally lacked thorough evaluation components. Conclusion: We argue that the dominant rationales for suicide prevention were addressing shortcomings on individual and relational levels, and raising awareness in the general public. This threatens obscuring other, critical, approaches, such as broadening perspectives in prevention planning, improving health systems for Sámi, and promoting cultural empowerment among Sámi. Nevertheless, the study confirms considerable efforts have been invested into suicide prevention among Sámi during the last 15 years, and future initiatives might include a broader set of prevention rationales. To improve evaluation and ... |
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