NAHO launches suicide prevention contest

The Honouring Life Network has launched a contest offering contestants a chance to win a Flip video camera.
The contest, How Do YOU Honour Life?, is open to youth of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis between the ages of 17 and 30. Its purpose is to generate awareness of how youth of this generation honour life and how they approach suicide prevention and awareness in their communities.
“There is a need to encourage and facilitate positive dialogue with our youth to increase protective factors and decrease the stigma and shame associated with suicide,” said Dr. Paulette C. Tremblay, chief executive officer of the National Aboriginal Health Organization, the group behind the Honouring Life Network (HLN).
Entries can be submitted into one of three categories: multimedia, visual, or written. An entry should portray how one honours life and addresses suicide prevention and recognition in their communities.
Five entries will be selected from each category and will be displayed on HLN’s website. These will serve as inspiration to others, encouraging them to honour life. Of the five entries, however, the HLN Youth Advisory Committee will select one winner from each category.