Nov 17, 2021
It’s ’10 times harder to manage up here,’ says protester, noting water crisis, lack of mental health supports
Youth in Iqaluit marched from Inuksuk High School to the Nunavut Legislature on Tuesday to deliver a message to government officials: suicide prevention needs to be addressed now.
High school students carrying signs reading “suicide is not the answer,” “mental health matters” were protesting a lack of mental health supports in the territory and asking the federal government to build a mental health facility in Nunavut. They said that nearly every family in the territory has been touched by the loss of a loved one from suicide.
Joseph Ashoona, who helped organize the march, said some people tend to just drink or smoke the pain away.
Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-suicide-prevention-students-youth-nunavut-1.6252374