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It’s been two years since Idaho, and the rest of the nation, launched the three digit emergency number 988 for mental and emotional health emergencies.
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Boise School District Board members and families met Monday evening to talk about expanding student mental health. The board has been working with Communities for Youth to start suicide prevention programs and curriculum throughout the district.
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The rollout of the relatively new crisis lifeline has been uneven across Mountain West states. Wyoming has some of the highest response rates at 90%, while Nevada’s is at 68%.
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A panel of experts discuss the Idaho Behavioral Health Council, the 988 crisis hotline, system gaps and unmet needs.
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Anyone in the US experiencing emotional distress can now text or call one three digit number to get help.
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As COVID-19 once again disrupts life here in the gem state, Idaho Matters talks about mental health and how we can try to take care of ourselves — and others — during this difficult time.
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New federal data show Idaho’s per-capita suicide rate was improving before the pandemic. But early numbers indicate that trend reversed in 2020. Idaho had…
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States in the Mountain West have some of the highest suicide rates in the country. The public radio collaboration Guns & America has been looking into how…
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Extended social isolation. Layoffs. A run on firearms. These are knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also conditions that suicide experts…
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Idaho’s already dire suicide problem may be getting worse. According to the latest numbers from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the state had…