The Choice: Suicide Among the Elderly

Suicide rates for Canadians over the age of 65 are declining. In this article, experts discuss reasons for the decline but caution that to maintain this trend, there remains a need for change in addressing the issue. The article also notes that suicide rates among elderly Aboriginal people are below the national average (1989-93 data for all age groups is provided) & suggests that there may be something to be learned about suicide & the elderly from Canadian Aboriginal communities.