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In July, the nation got a new three-digit suicide prevention number – 988. A new analysis found the hotline’s call volume jumped 45% in August compared to August 2021, with the number of callers roughly doubling in two states in the Mountain West.
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The AgriStress Hotline is staffed 24/7, similar to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. The difference is, if a farmer or rancher calls, they’re going to get a response from someone who’s trained to help agricultural workers.
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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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A national partnership between AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will create the Public Health Corps through a $400 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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It's Friday — which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable. Our panel of reporters will get you up-to-date on the headlines of this past week. On today's show: ICU capacity, COVID-19 in rural hospitals, increasing evictions, the Boise Farmers Market going virtual and more.
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New classes, new people and new schedules are all likely stressors for college students. But now, with pandemic disruptions, social isolation and general unrest — college life may be harder than ever.
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The more than $300,000 federally funded grant will help make Boise State Idaho’s first JED Campus — a nationwide program aimed at creating support for student mental health, substance use and suicide prevention.
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Utah state Rep. Steve Eliason had a jarring wake-up call to the suicide crisis in his state in 2012. Several of his son’s middle school classmates died by…
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Drifters Western Bar And Grill is a no-nonsense diner in a red wooden building just past the sign that welcomes you to Emida, Idaho. Elk and deer mounts…
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In the rural Mountain West, where suicide rates are high and guns are everywhere, momentum behind one solution is growing: During a time of crisis, get the guns out of the house.