INDIGENOUS SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP

In this workshop our focus is on PREVENTION and not intervention. We want to help to change the mind set before suicide becomes a critical reality. Suicide is a problem that not only affects youth but impacts the whole community. The ripple effect of trauma is powerful in small, close-knit Indigenous communities, possibly accounting for suicide clusters. For many Indigenous youth, the root causes of suicide go much deeper to factors beyond an individual's control. For some, suicide becomes a means of escape when there are few alternative choices available. Suicide prevention generally involves finding ways to reduce risk factors and promoting protective and preventive factors against suicide.