Conference held May 2007 brought together addiction and mental health workers to share and gain knowledge in the areas of: approaches to healing, programs in place, and training and treatment options.
Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North
[Art of the state (Montréal, Québec) ; v. 4]
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Jack Hicks
Description
Looks at statistical trends in number of suicides, age, sex, region and community. Discusses past and current research, areas for future study, and seven working hypotheses.
Excerpt from Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St-Hilaire.
Concludes that Nunavummiut desire a range of prevention services, from community initiatives focused on primary prevention through to professional care for people at higher risk.