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First Nations Chief Coreen Sayazie calls for action after 30 recent suicide attempts in Black Lake

Another First Nations chief is calling for swift action as the suicide crisis in northern Saskatchewan continues.

Black Lake Chief Coreen Sayazie says her community of just over 2,000 people has seen 30 suicide attempts in the last six weeks.

She wants to see more trained mental health workers specialized in suicide intervention in the province’s north. She claims only two mental health workers currently work in the far north and says their hours are being cut, with new limitations on overtime.

First Nations youth are suffering mental health issues in epidemic sized amounts and barely anything is being done. This is a disgrace.