Cree community forced to pause suicide-prevention program due to Jordan’s Principle changes – CBC

Mar 20, 2025

Disruption to Choose Life ‘will increase the risk of suicide,’ says pediatrician in Kashechewan First Nation

Though a disruption could be dangerous, even deadly, a health organization in a northern Ontario First Nation says it has no choice but to pause a youth suicide prevention initiative due to the federal government’s recent changes to Jordan’s Principle.

Christopher Thind, executive director of the health services board in Kashechewan First Nation, says people are upset and fearful of the potential impacts in the fly-in Cree community on the James Bay coast.

“Genuinely, it’s terrifying to know what is possibly to come from not having access to the resources,” Thind said.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/kashechewan-choose-life-jordans-principle-1.7488512