Abstract:Swanson and Colman provide a muchneeded analysis of associations between exposure to suicide and suicidality outcomes among Canadian youth. 1 Youth suicide in Canada cannot be fully understood without consideration of First Nations, Inuit or Métis populations. Some researchers conclude that suicide among Aboriginal people must be considered a different disease from suicide among non-Aboriginal people, with its own antecedent causes. 2,3 Suicide rates are 5 to 7 times higher for First Nations youth than for non… Show more
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