# Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/mercury-pollution-is-worsening-a-mental-health-crisis-in-this-indigenous-community/
- Published: 2023-07-30T09:00:20-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo credit: Randy Risling / via Getty Images. Article by Anita Hofschneider. Grist – July 27, 2023. Mercury poisoning among members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation in Ontario, Canada, is contributing to high rates of attempted suicide among Indigenous youth. That’s according to a new study out of the University of Quebec in Montreal published this month in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. […] Click here to view original web page at grist.org