01-02-2019 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com

Coroner's jury releases recommendations in Carleton student's 2016 suicide

A coroner’s jury released sweeping recommendations Friday following an inquest into the suicide death of Carleton University student Jason Simon.
The 37 recommendations range from urging national and provincial strategies on suicide, to ensuring that patients receive needed therapy without spending a year or more on a waiting list.
About 80 people a year die by suicide in the Ottawa region, but only about a quarter of these cases have had interactions with health services.
Of the approxima
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