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St. Luke's joins new study to address teen suicide crisis in Idaho

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If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or be in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

In Idaho, the teen suicide rate is more than three times the national average. That’s according to St. Luke’s Health System, which is taking part in a new study to reduce adolescent suicide using prevention programs in schools.

It’s called The Building Resilience in Teens through Education (BRITE), and Anna Radin is a co-principal investigator for the study. She’s an applied research scientist at St. Luke’s Health System, and she joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

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