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Annual suicide prevention conference held in Chisasibi

Annual suicide prevention conference held in Chisasibi

Whether or not it’s affected your life directly, suicide is a difficult topic. “It’s not something you discuss in your home,” said Doris Bobbish, a Social Services Coordinator for the Cree Board of Health of Social Services of James Bay […]

It takes a Nation: Cree Health Board and Mikw Chiyâm arts program team up on suicide prevention campaign

It takes a Nation: Cree Health Board and Mikw Chiyâm arts program team up on suicide prevention campaign

It takes a village to raise a child, according to the old adage, but a recent project saw an entire nation come together to promote hope, community and life with five spectacular posters for an anti-suicide campaign. The campaign is […]

A lifesaving conversation: Dialogue for life conference focuses on suicide prevention

A lifesaving conversation: Dialogue for life conference focuses on suicide prevention

“We were once a very strong, powerful and loving people,” said Chisasibi healer Harry Snowboy. “We need to get that spirit back. I saw a glimpse of it in the old people I grew up around – how strong we […]