Province, Metis Partner in Suicide Prevention

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 14:00

The Ministry of Health and the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan are developing a youth suicide prevention project in the north.

According to a news release, the project is receiving $300,000 from Health Canada’s Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF).

The project will place three health promotion co-ordinators in Cumberland House, Ile-a-la-Crosse and Buffalo Narrows.

The co-ordinators will work with northern regional health authorities– and the Northern Health Strategy working group– to adapt youth suicide prevention services.

The project will also identify the extent of suicide risk among Metis youth.