Inquest Juror Says Suicide Is a ‘Crisis’ in Kimmirut

Inquest juror says suicide is a ‘crisis’ in Kimmirut

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Health minister affirms ‘suicide crisis,’ but GN won’t declare public health emergency - The Turtle Island News

By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News The Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. agree the territory is in a “suicide crisis,” but Health Minister John Main says there is no plan to declare suicide a public health emergency. Main and NTI vice-president Paul Irngaut said Wednesday they are “reaffirming” a crisis declaration that was made by then-premier Peter Taptuna in 2015. “This declaration is coming…