Sweden’s new mental health strategy will include Sámi for the first time

Sámi mental health has never been specifically addressed in Sweden's national strategy, despite higher rates of mental health issues among Arctic Indigenous communities.

By Melody Schreiber September 1, 2020
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The Swedish government recently announced it will update its national strategy for suicide prevention and the promotion of good mental health, and for the first time, Sámi perspectives will be included, said Jon Petter Anders Stoor, a mental health researcher.

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