Citation

Young TK, Revich B, Soininen L. Int. J. Circumpolar Health. 2015; 74: e27349.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health, Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, International Union for Circumpolar Health, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25742881

Abstract

This extended editorial introduces the Special Issue on Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Regions, the results of the knowledge synthesis project by an international research team funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and endorsed by the Arctic Council. It focuses on the extent and magnitude of the problem of suicidal behaviours and thoughts from a circumpolar perspective - the variation across Arctic States and their northern regions, the excess risk among some indigenous groups and their demographic characteristics. Much remains to be learned about the design and implementation of youth-focused intervention programmes, especially in a circumpolar comparative framework.

Language: en