Unikkaartuit Project
M. Kral, L. Kirmayer, J. O'Neil, R. Dyck, B. Minore, D. Wallace, and C. Fletcher

This is an intersectoral (university/government/community) research initiative designed to develop a culturally appropriate suicide prevention program for use in Inuit communities in the Eastern Arctic, a region with one of the highest youth suicide rates in Canada. The project, under the control of a local Inuit Steering Committee, involves (i) an ethnographic study to enhance understanding of key cultural issues; and (ii) based on the study's findings, developing, implementing and evaluating a prevention program. Field research was done in Igloolik and Qikiqtarjuaq. The Nunavut Social Development Council is a partner in the project, ensuring that the findings are taken into account in the territorial government's plans. Because of delays in translation, the funding period was extended.

(funded by the National Health Research and Development Program)



(Names in bold denote CRaNHR investigators and research staff.)