January Newsletter from Embrace Life 
 
Ullukkut! Thank you for joining the Isaksimagit Inuusirmi Katujjiqatigiit Embrace Life Council's (IIKELC) bi-monthly newsletter. We are Nunavut's territory-wide suicide prevention non-profit organization and our mission is to support and encourage Nunavummiut to embrace life. We are committed to offering mental health resources and opportunities to promote community wellness among youth and adults throughout Nunavut. 
 
To start off 2024 we would like to take a moment to welcome our newest Student Representatives, Jonanthan Enuaraq, onto the IIKELC Board. It is so important to us to ensure we are including the youth perspective in everything we do. Jonathan shared his personal goal for this year and wrote:
 
“My main goal is to create better communication between students and the school. Creating a bridge that will pave the way to a deeper understanding of both sides.” 
 
We are looking forward to working with you throughout 2024!
 
Ukiumi Nutaami, Quviasugittsi!
 
 

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Qikiqtani Highlight
Youth Peer Leadership Program
This year we had 6 Qikiqtani youth attend the Youth Peer Leadership Program. They focused on learning suicide intervention skills, healthy relationships and boundaries for oneself, and the importance of youth mental health in Nunavut. 
 
Each day our guest speakers, Hovak Johnston and Braden Kadlun, shared discussions with the youth about their experience in these areas.
 
The Youth Peer Leadership Program for 2023 was successful and the IIKELC team is proud of each of the youth who attended! 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Community Trainings & Workshops!

IIKELC is proud to offer a variety of workshops which range from a half day to 
two full days. These workshops include ASIST and Reach Out (our suicide prevention workshops), Trauma Informed Practice, Our Children Our Responsibility (a workshop on child sexual abuse prevention), Talking to Children About Suicide, and others which can be found here. If you or your community are interested in hosting a workshop please don't hesitate to reach out; we would love to visit your community and share these resources! 
 
 

 
 
 
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Ajunngiputit!
We look forward to sharing new resources with you in January!
 
- Isaksimagit Inuusirmi Katuggiqatigiit Embrace Life Council
 

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