Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Preface xix
5. Part I: History
6. 1. History: Vignettes of the Development in Suicide Prevention 1
7. Part II: Epidemiology and the Canadian Scene
8. 2. The Epidemiology of Suicide in Canada 35
9. 3. Epidemiology of Suicide, Parasuicide, and Suicidal Ideation in Quebec 67
10. 4. Immigrant Suicide in Canada 85
11. 5. Suicide in Canada and the United States: A Societal Comparison 108
12. Part III: Theory and Research
13. 6. Pain, Depression, and Suicide 123
14. 7. Attempted Suicide in Edmonton 136
15. 8. Correlates of Suicidal Ideation: Personal Variables, Stress, and Social Support 151
16. Part IV: First Nations and Inuit
17. 9. Suicide in First Nations People 163
18. 10. Stories of Distress and Healing: Inuit Elders on Suicide 179
19. 11. Suicide among the Inuit of Canada 189
20. 12. Coping with Northern Aboriginal Youths’ Suicides 212
21. Part V: Family, Community, and Government Approaches
22. 13. Suicide and the Family in Canada 227
23. 14. Suicide Prevention in Rural Communities: ‘Designing a Way Forward’ 242
24. 15. Suicide Prevention in Canada: Work in Progress 256
25. Part VI: Youth Suicide, Schools, and Communities
26. 16. Comprehensive Youth Suicide Prevention: A Model for Understanding 273
27. 17. Youth Suicide Prevention in Schools and Community: A Progress Report 291
28. 18. Suicide Postvention: Cultural Issues 309
29. Part VII: Distress Centres
30. 19. Crisis Intervention: Distress-Centre Model 323
31. 20. Crisis Lines, Telephone Technology, and Confidentiality 342
32. 21. Kamatsiaqtut, Baffin Crisis Line: Community Ownership of Support in a Small Town 353
33. Part VIII: Survivors
34. 22. My Story: Thoughts of a Survivor 367
35. 23. ‘I Can’t Hear the Music’ 376
36. 24. After Suicide: Reweaving the Web 385
37. 25. Women as Survivors of Suicide: An Experience of Integration 406
38. Part IX: The Right to Die
39. 26. A Coroner’s View Regarding the ‘Right to Die’ Debate 425
40. 27. The Right to Die and the Right to Live: Perspectives on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide 441
41. 28. Suicide, Euthanasia, and Assisted Suicide 459
42. Contributors 475
43. Index 477