From: “Mapping suicide prevention initiatives targeting Indigenous Sámi in Nordic countries”
1. Focusing efforts on the Sámi men | |
2. Producing statistics and strengthening research on suicide among the Sámi | |
3. Strengthening Sámi self-determination | |
4. Initiating efforts to recognise and deal with historical traumas | |
5. Strengthening and protecting the Sámi cultural identity | |
6. Reducing the Sámi’s exposure to violence | |
7. Reducing the Sámi’s experiences of ethnic discrimination | |
8. Increasing diversity and acceptance in the Sámi community | |
9. Securing the Sámi’s right to equal, linguistically and culturally adapted mental health care | |
10. Educating and mobilising the Sámi civil society for suicide prevention | |
11. Initiating and strengthening cross-border cooperation for suicide prevention |