Among First Nations people living on reserve, the rate was about twice as high as that among those living off reserve. The rate among First Nations people (24.3 deaths per 100,000 person-years at risk) was three times higher than the rate among non-Indigenous people (8.0 deaths per 100,000 person-years at risk).

Suicide rates among First Nations people, MГ©tis and Inuit were significantly higher than the rate among non-Indigenous people. It also explores the influence of socioeconomic factors in the disparity in risk of suicide between First Nations people, MГ©tis, Inuit and non-Indigenous people in Canada. It presents suicide rates for the 2011 to 2016 time period among self-identifying First Nations, MГ©tis, Inuit, and non-Indigenous people in private dwellings in Canada. This article attempts to fill some of these knowledge gaps using the 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC), resulting from a record integration between the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) and the Canadian Vital Statistics Database (CVSD). Finally, they did not examine suicide among Indigenous people for some geographies such as on and off reserve, rural areas and small, medium and large population centres. Past studies also examined suicides among only one or two Indigenous groups using the same methodology. While suicide among Indigenous people has been examined previously, studies were based on a decades-old cohort or used an area-based geozones approach. These resulted in the breakdown of families, communities, political and economic structures loss of language, culture and traditions exposure to abuse intergenerational transmission of trauma and marginalization, which are suggested to be associated with the high rates of suicide. The historical and ongoing impacts of colonization, forced placement of Indigenous children in residential schools in the 19th and 20th centuries, removal of Indigenous children from their families and communities during the вЂњSixties scoopвЂќ and the forced relocation of communities has been well documented. Suicide rates have consistently been shown to be higher among First Nations people, MГ©tis and Inuit in Canada than the rate among non-Indigenous people however, suicide rates vary by community, Indigenous group, age group and sex. We also thank Jodie Golden, Public Health Agency of Canada ( PHAC) for reviewing the draft report for safe messaging. The analysis and the report were greatly strengthened by the suggestions and recommendations provided in the process.

We would like to acknowledge the review of preliminary findings and/or draft versions of the report by Indigenous organizations, including Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the MГ©tis National Council, and the National Association of Friendship Centres, and federal departments including Indigenous Services Canada and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Live chat: Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line: 1-86ДЄdditional resources: Suicide prevention End of text box Acknowledgments.Text 686868 (no data plan, internet connection, or app required).Mental wellness resources that are available to First Nations people, MГ©tis and Inuit include:

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