Our Healing Journey Begins With Understanding: a Guide on Suicide Prevention for Community Helpers

This pamphlet presents information which can help broaden community discussions on suicide. The guide covers a number of issues related to recognizing & understanding the causes of First Nations suicide. It offers some practical suggestions on how to deal with an immediate crisis & describes some prevention ideas from other communities. Copies of the pamphlet can be obtained from: Medical Services Branch, Health Canada, Room 1119, Jeanne Mance Bldg., Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0L3.