Layers of pain gripping BC First Nation in midst of suicide crisis

APTN National News
Reeling from a recent spike in suicides and suicide attempts, a Vancouver Island First Nation took the drastic measure of calling a local state of emergency.

Usually reserved for natural disasters, the community’s leadership is hoping the declaration spurs federal and provincial government action.

Within weeks of each other, four people killed themselves by hanging.

Since January, First Nations health care workers have received over 50 calls for help.

APTN National News reporter Rob Smith travelled there and found a community desperately searching for answers.

 

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