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. 2021 Dec;80(1):1880143.
doi: 10.1080/22423982.2021.1880143.

Suicides in Nunavik: a life course study

William Affleck  1   2 , Nadia Chawky  1 , Guy Beauchamp  2 , Martha Malaya Inukpuk  3   4 , Ellasie Annanack  5 , Véronique Paradis  4 , Monique Séguin  1   2
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Suicides in Nunavik: a life course study

William Affleck et al. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

This study reports results of a life course study conducted with Inuit in Nunavik to obtain information on the life adversities and cumulative burden of adversity for three groups: those who died by suicide, those who attempted suicide, and those who experienced suicidal ideation but never attempted. The study involved different levels of collaboration between health authorities, front-line health workers and the research team. Results indicate that substance misuse and relational difficulties are most associated with the burden of adversity for those people who died by suicide, while bullying is most associated with the burden of adversity for those people who have made suicide attempts and those who have never made a suicide attempt. Specifically targeting parent-child relations, substance misuse, and bullying may be an important upstream strategy for reducing future suicidality in Nunavik.

Keywords: Inuit; burden of adversity; life course; suicide.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Lifetime burden of adversity for each group
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