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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…
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Idaho’s health information line, known as 2-1-1, is teaming with the state suicide prevention hotline to get callers in crisis help more quickly.Idaho…
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According to the Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. To combat this, the House Health and Welfare…
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The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline is expanding its services by adding an additional phone line for people to call in crisis.The Idaho Statesman reports…