Charity not the answer to First Nations suicide crisis, anti-poverty expert says – CBC

Anonymous donor pledged $380,000 for suicide prevention after 2 girls died in Wapekeka First Nation

Jan 27, 2017

A private donor deserves credit for the generous gift that will fund a suicide prevention program in a northern Ontario First Nation, but the fact it was needed is “totally unacceptable,” says Jim Silver.

The chair of the department of urban and inner-city studies at the University of Winnipeg said relying on private donations for public concerns “is not a path most Canadians want to go down.”

The anonymous donor pledged approximately $380,000 to Wapekeka First Nation after hearing about the deaths by suicide of two 12-year-old girls in early January.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/suicide-donation-1.3954068

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