This review examines the descriptive epidemiology, and risk and protective factors for youth
suicide and suicidal behavior. A model of youth suicidal behavior is articulated, whereby …

The health of the Inuit has undergone substantial changes over the past five centuries, as a
result of social, cultural, and economic changes brought about by interactions with …

Background It is well known that most suicide cases meet criteria for a psychiatric disorder.
However, rates of specific disorders vary considerably between studies and little information …

Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated
the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general …

Suicide is second to only accidental death as the leading cause of mortality in young men
across the world. Although suicide rates for young men have fallen in some high-income …

For most of human history, we have lived our daily lives in a close relationship with the land.
Yet now, for the first time, more people are living in urban rather than rural areas, bringing …

The Arctic has been a subject to various socio-cultural changes; indigenous people living in
the region have experienced injustice and oppression in different forms. Furthermore, there …

The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both indigenous and non-
indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health …

Background. The people living in Arctic and Subarctic environments have adapted to cold
temperatures, short growing seasons, and low precipitation, but their traditional ways are …

Inuit in C anada currently suffer from one of the highest rates of suicide in the world. The
objective of this study was to explore the prevalence of suicide ideations and attempts …