Agnes Doolan
“The suicide epidemic deeply and profoundly affected me as a caregiver in the Nisg-a’a Nation. We immediately saw the need to provide more preventative workshops for those in crisis or to those that respond to a suicide situation. Our Nisg-a’a Community Response Team is now trained to deliver the prevention workshops in each community.”

“One speaker at the closing ceremony that really caught my attention mentioned that we shouldn’t just focus on the ones that are left behind, but also the ones that had to be first on scene, as witnesses to suicide. This speaker also revealed that he is still shaken from the word suicide.”

“This is my first training for a crisis situation, I will now be working with the First Nation Action & Support Team that has been in place for the past couple of months. I know that I will not be working alone, I will have the guidance I need, so I do feel that I am more prepared if another epidemic happens.”