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Indigenous Suicide Prevention

Indigenous suicide rates are very high compared to other populations in the world. Because of this, resources have been developed internationally to address the needs of Indigenous peoples. The following resources are available for download, and more will be added regularly, so please keep checking back.

Toolkits

Toolkit for Addressing Youth Suicide in Your Community

Suicide Prevention Resource Toolkit

Indigenous People Suicide Prevention Resource Toolkit. Centre for Suicide Prevention (2013).

Youth

Aboriginal Youth: A Manual of Promising Suicide Prevention Strategies

Preventing Suicide in Children and Youth

Strategies

Overview of Federal Initiatives in Suicide Prevention 2016

Identifying Suicide Prevention Interventions

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