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Canada needs to bring accountability to suicide prevention

A national suicide prevention strategy, like those implemented in countries around the world, could go a long way in preventing the 4,000 deaths by suicide every year in Canada. Quebec's provincial strategy nearly halved the province's suicide rate.

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BY IAN COLMAN AND BENJAMIN LEIKIN
October 5, 2020

Opinion | BY IAN COLMAN AND BENJAMIN LEIKIN | October 5, 2020

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Canada needs to bring accountability to suicide prevention

A national suicide prevention strategy, like those implemented in countries around the world, could go a long way in preventing the 4,000 deaths by suicide every year in Canada. Quebec's provincial strategy nearly halved the province's suicide rate.

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