By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News There were 38 reported suicide attempts in Nunavut in 2025, tying the second-worst year on record in the territory. Last year, which saw an increase of six people who were reported as attempting to end their life compared to 2024, tied 2019 as the second-worst year for suicide attempts in Nunavut’s history. There were 45 such attempts recorded in 2013. “These figures reflect reported suicide incidents and should not be interpreted as the number of deaths by suicide,” said Charmaine Deogracias, communications manager for the Department of Health. To protect the privacy of smaller communities, the Department of Health does not distinguish between suicide attempts and deaths from suicide, according to Deogracias. Suicide was declared a crisis in Nunavut for…
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