involvement of Aboriginal people as full partners in any research endeavour that will move toward OCAP (ownership, control, access and possession) principles. as per Suicide Prevention Advisory Group (SPAG) report: - increasing and improving knowledge in the area of suicide and suicide prevention - improving and optimizing existing mental health services - engaging the community and community-based approaches - fostering and bolstering Aboriginal youth's identity, resilience and culture. opportunity to learn from other communities, e.g., reviewing other communities' "best practices" providing comparative analysis opportunities due to standardization of approaches.
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