Brazil: Brazilian Tribe’s ‘Unequalled’ Suicide Rate Highlighted On World Mental Heath Day

Brazil: Brazilian Tribe’s ‘Unequalled’ Suicide Rate Highlighted On World Mental Heath Day   On World Mental Health Day (October 10) Survival International has warned of the fatal and lasting consequences land loss can have on indigenous peoples.   An epidemic of suicide unique in South America has beset one tribe in Brazil – the Guarani. More than 625 Guarani have taken their lives since 1981, the youngest just 9 years old.   The tribe has seen virtually all its land stolen in recent decades...

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