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New phone program in Canadian northwestern Arctic territory will help parents, kids with mental health

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 10:50
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Northern families dealing with anxiety, child behavioural difficulties and other challenges got good news on Wednesday — soon, they may be

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Eye on the Arctic report Death in the Arctic wins prize at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

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Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:29 — Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:38
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Eye on the Arctic won a silver medal at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) for its report Death in

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Kelly Fraser, acclaimed Canadian Inuk singer, was ‘fiercely open with her fans,’ says family

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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2019 at 13:41
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Family confirms the 26-year-old, who was from Nunavut and had been living in Winnipeg, died by suicide Kelly Fraser, the

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Atlantic Canada: Inuit helping Innu community deal with suicide crisis

Jacob Barker, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:36
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As support workers continue around-the-clock support to help people in Sheshatshiu deal with the community’s suicide crisis, the effort has

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Fall sitting in Canada’s Nunavut territory begins Thursday

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 10:09 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 16:09
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MLAs and cabinet ministers of Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, are gathering in Iqaluit today for the start of the

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Eye on the Arctic report Death in the Arctic among finalists at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

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Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:04
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Eye on the Arctic has been named as a finalist at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the

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Yellowknife, Northern Canada hospital receives $2M anonymous donation

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Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 14:04
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An anonymous donor has given $2 million to the Stanton Territorial Hospital for a three-year mental health program for youth

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Judge sends sex offender back to Arctic Canadian community despite lack of treatment

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 10:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 11:02
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The Northwest Territories newest judge recently faced a challenge N.W.T. judges have been confronting for decades — what to do

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Young Nunavik leaders bring stories of hope, loss to youth forum in southern Quebec

Spencer Van Dyk, CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 12:11 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 10:07
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Victoria Tarqiapik went to Sherbrooke, southeastern Quebec, with a message: something needs to be done to fix the suicide crisis

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Alaska gov seeks new study of psychiatric institute privatization

Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 15:34
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U.S. authorities have restored certifications for the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, and state health officials are now re-evaluating privatizing the state-owned

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Help line issues in Canada’s Northwest Territories raising concerns

Emily Blake, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 12:31
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Northwest Territories residents are flagging issues with a territorial help line meant to aid people in crisis. Several people, who

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Inuk student biking across Canada to raise awareness of suicide crisis among Inuit youth

Jessica Deer, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2019 at 14:17 — Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2019 at 15:31
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After a wave of youth suicides in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Northern Quebec, last fall, Inuk student Hannah Tooktoo

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Indigenous participation key to Arctic development, Inuit activist tells Economic Forum of the Americas

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 15:38 — Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2019 at 13:54
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Full Inuit participation will be key to long-term sustainable development in the Arctic as well as helping the world confront

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Inadequate shelter services in Arctic Canada imprison Inuit women in cycle of violence: study

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 13:44 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 09:52
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The lack of women’s shelters, transition lodging and second-stage housing services is keeping Inuit women trapped in an ongoing cycle

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Violence & Indigenous women in Canada: Support available for family members reading inquiry’s final report

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Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 14:14
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Aftercare should not be an afterthought. That’s the message a network of support workers from across the country is sending

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