Two UNBC professors have secured $1.5 million of taxpayer money to do a project focused on strengthening mental wellness and suicide prevention among Indigenous elders in B.C.'s Northern Interior. I would assume they plan to do thisstudy on all seniors as we are one community trying to survive.They do not have to spend $1.5 million to do research on all seniors or elders of every race and nationality.
The smart thing to do is talk to the seniors in seniors residences, assisted living and full care facilities. Here is a list to help the professors - loss of your partner and having your income cut in half, losing your independence and having to rely on family and friends, having to give up your home no matter where it is, having to deal with health issues and paying for prescriptions, having to look after a spouse with dementia or Alzheimer's,job loss, family moving in, I could go on and on.
Everyone, regardless of race, can be affected by health problems.
Helen Sarrazin,
Prince George
