Culture is key to tackling suicide epidemic, elders say

By Dan Harrison
Updated April 15 2014 - 7:08am, first published 12:01am

Indigenous elders should be put in charge of arresting an epidemic of youth suicide in Aboriginal communities, according to a report to be released on Tuesday. The report, based on interviews with more than 30 elders from communities in northern and central Australia, calls for suicide prevention funding to be directed to elders to help young people connect with their land and culture.

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