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Urgent action needed in WA's Great Southern to address "suicide crisis"

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A woman with a contemplative expression sits hunched over a table in a dimly lit office. Light streams through the window.
   (ABC News: Cason Ho)

An Aboriginal family in WA's Great Southern region has lost count of the number of loved ones they have lost to suicide.
Advocates and academics are calling for urgent action to address what has been described as a "crisis" in the community.

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Donald Woods Senior, family
Joanne Woods, family    
Kayla Woods, family 
Professor Pat Dudgeon, UWA
Megan Krakouer, Suicide prevention advocate 

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