Well, certainly the research that's been done in British Columbia by Dr. Chandler and Dr. Lalonde from the University of British Columbia has identified four key factors that are present in a community where there are no suicides. Those are the presence of a land claim; self-government; control of local services such as police, fire, and health services; and lastly, the presence of cultural facilities. Their theory is that those things demonstrate that a community understands its identity, embraces its identity, and sees itself moving forward in the future. That applies to the youth in the community. They see a future for themselves; they have hope; and as a result, there is no suicide in their communities. There are a lot of issues here around hopelessness.
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