Cultural Continuity Reduces Suicide Risk Among Aboriginal Peoples
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Date
2011
Authors
Lalonde, Christopher
Chandler, Michael J.
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Abstract
Aboriginal 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.
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Mental Health, First Nations, Identity
Citation
Lalonde, 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.