Indigenous communities face 4x higher gambling addiction rates and 3-9x higher suicide rates. A Métis person in recovery explores the crisis nobody talks about.
As a Métis person in recovery, I've witnessed the devastating collision of two epidemics in my communities: gambling addiction (4x higher among Indigenous peoples) and suicide rates 3-9x higher than non-Indigenous populations. Peer-reviewed research reveals why this conversation matters—and why the path to healing may be more complicated than anyone realizes.
By Kate Mosley, Gambling Recovery Coach.
Gambling in Indigenous Communities: The Crisis Nobody Talks About