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Life sciences · Journal article
International Journal of Circumpolar Health · June 13, 2026
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This qualitative pilot documents protective factors and recovery pathways identified by 6 Inuit individuals in Greenland who have survived suicide attempts and describe themselves as thriving. The study emphasises relational, cultural, and place-based coping resources rather than individual traits, and identifies culturally specific protective elements including supportive relationships, cultural grounding, land-based practices, and Inuit worldviews as central to recovery and meaning-making.
Qualitative pilot study using semi-structured interviews and systematic text condensation. Individuals in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) with lived experience of suicide attempts in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood who describe themselves as thriving today.. Intervention: Semi-structured interviews exploring coping, turning points, and pathways toward thriving lives after suicide attempts. n = 6. Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland).
Recovery was not experienced as an individual trait but as a relational and culturally embedded process Key protective resources included supportive relationships, cultural grounding, connections to nature and land-based practices, language-accessible services, and opportunities for belonging and contribution Inuit worldviews including understandings of Sila and Inua, and engagement with land-based practices supported emotional regulation, meaning-making, and hope
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Findings align with Greenland's 2023 national suicide prevention strategy emphasising citizen involvement, destigmatisation, and culturally congruent pathways to support. Results suggest prevention and recovery tools should embed relational, cultural, and land-based protective factors rather than individualised clinical interventions alone.
Qualitative pilot study with 6 participants exploring lived experiences of recovery from suicide attempts; provides rich contextual insights but lacks quantitative outcomes, comparators, or generalisability beyond this small Greenlandic sample.
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Findings align with Greenland's 2023 national suicide prevention strategy emphasising citizen involvement, destigmatisation, and culturally congruent pathways to support. Results suggest prevention and recovery tools should embed relational, cultural, and land-based protective factors rather than individualised clinical interventions alone.
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Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) continues to experience a very high burden of suicide, while knowledge about culturally meaningful recovery processes remains limited. This qualitative pilot study explores how Inuit individuals with lived experience of suicide attempts describe coping, turning points, and pathways toward thriving lives. Six participants who had experienced suicide attempts in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood, took part in semi-structured interviews conducted in Kalaallisut. Data were analyzed using systematic text condensation. Findings show that recovery was not experienced as an individual trait but as a relational and culturally embedded process. Supportive relationships, cultural grounding, connections to nature and land based practices, language-accessible services, and opportunities for belonging and contribution functioned as key protective resources. Inuit worldviews, including understandings of Sila and Inua, and engagement with land-based practices supported emotional regulation, meaning-making, and hope.
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