Red Sucker Lake declares emergency in wake of suicide attempts
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Red Sucker Lake First Nation has declared a local state of emergency, after the death by suicide of a 16-year-old male last week.
Red Sucker Chief Samuel Knott made the declaration on Oct. 20 in the wake of 17 suicide attempts and several deaths in the remote fly-in northern community 700 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs acting grand chief Cornell McLean offered condolences from the advocacy organization, saying more needs to be done to provide youth with the support and resources they need in the community of 1,100.
The ongoing mental-health crisis and lack of program funding for youth is an ongoing issue that Canada has shied away from, says Chornell McLean, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs acting grand chief.
“This ongoing mental-health crisis and lack of program funding for youth is an ongoing issue that Canada has shied away from,” McLean said Friday in a release.
“Our people have lost so much cultural and community connection for generations, and we still see that disconnect today. Our youth are crying for help, and there are ways the government can step up and help them.”
McLean called on the federal government to send in mental health counsellors and fund community initiatives to improve the lives of youth on reserves.
“It should not take these tragic and irreversible measures to get support. We must stop these reactionary Band-Aid solutions and commit to preventative measures so that our relatives do not seek drastic solutions to feeling unseen.”