Lalonde, ChristopherChandler, Michael J.2015-05-212015-05-212011Lalonde, C. E., & Chandler, M. J. (2009). Cultural continuity as a moderator of suicide risk among Canada’s First Nations. In L. J. Kirmayer & G. G. Valaskakis (Eds.), Healing traditions: The mental health of Aboriginal peoples in Canada (pp. 221-248). Vancouver: UBC Press.http://hdl.handle.net/10315/29218Aboriginal communities that give their citizens a sense of a shared past and a promising future are less vulnerable to suicide. People who see their identity as something that persists over time are less inclined to take their own life when facing hardships.Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 CanadaMental HealthFirst NationsIdentityResearch Summary