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Health
Rachael Ward

Alarm at rise in suicide rate among Indigenous people

Figures released by a coroner show an alarming rise in Indigenous people dying by their own hand. (Michael Dodge/AAP PHOTOS)

The true scale of an "alarming" rise in Indigenous Australians dying by suicide may still be under-reported, with concerns about gaps in data and barriers to culturally safe care.

Some 27 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people died by their own hands in 2024 in Victoria, a 42 per cent jump in two years.

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