Coping With Northern Aboriginal Youths’ Suicides (IN: Suicide in Canada, edited by A A Leenaars, S Wenckstern, I Sakinofsky, R J Dyck, M J Kral & R C Bland)

This chapter addresses crisis management in isolated Aboriginal communities. A case study from the Sioux Lookout region in Ontario is used to illustrate factors that enhance or impede health care- & service providers functioning as an integrated team. The challenges of working & providing services in remote areas are described. The lack of preparation of front-line workers is specifically discussed. The chapter concludes by reviewing the youth suicide forums held by the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation.