First of all, things have reached a fairly serious situation when a state of emergency has to be called because so many young people are trying - and succeeding - in killing themselves: http://ift.tt/1Voz3Et
To add to that, Australian Aboriginals have a suicide rate 2-3 times higher than non-indigenous people.
Maori have a suicide rate almost double that of non-Maori.
An excellent comparisons exists here: Pasifika people occupy exactly the same demographic as Maori, and while their suicide rate is higher than the general population, it is well under Maori rates. (Struggling to find accurate figures, but these stats indicate a rate 30-40% lower than Maori The Pasifika rate for NZ is identical to the rate of Pasifika people in their home islands.
Seems to me the destruction of culture has multi-generational effect, because I'm struggling to see other possibilities.
To add to that, Australian Aboriginals have a suicide rate 2-3 times higher than non-indigenous people.
Maori have a suicide rate almost double that of non-Maori.
An excellent comparisons exists here: Pasifika people occupy exactly the same demographic as Maori, and while their suicide rate is higher than the general population, it is well under Maori rates. (Struggling to find accurate figures, but these stats indicate a rate 30-40% lower than Maori The Pasifika rate for NZ is identical to the rate of Pasifika people in their home islands.
Seems to me the destruction of culture has multi-generational effect, because I'm struggling to see other possibilities.
via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/1Voz3Ex
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