In a file photo from 2025, Embrace Life Council executive director Cecile Guerin, left, and former council board member Jonah Oolayou carry the banner at the head of the walk on suicide prevention day in Iqaluit on Sept. 10. Kathleen Lanoue, a social worker who has worked in Nunavut, writes that one of the strongest antidotes to suicide is seeking help and connection to others. (File photo by Daron Letts)
Op-ed | Seeking help, connecting to others are strong antidotes to suicide
Suicide is a difficult topic to think and talk about. Please take care while reading this. Suicide, the act of taking one’s own life, is a declared crisis in Nunavut.