suicide

Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.

El objetivo es romper las barreras culturales y de idioma alrededor de la salud mental y emocional.

The aim is to break down language and cultural barriers around mental and emotional health.

A recent school board meeting in the Jordan School District got heated when the topic of transgender students using bathrooms was brought up.

Farmers and ranchers in the West are being pressured by rising production costs, increased workloads and extreme weather. No wonder they face higher levels of stress and mental health issues than other Americans.

The settlement resolves the family's lawsuit against the district. They blamed the 2021 death of Isabella Tichenor on an inadequate school response to their reports that Izzy was being bullied over her race and disabilities.

The latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count found that 13% of children in Utah experience anxiety or depression.

The experience of Utah teenagers is in line with new national data from the CDC, though Utah’s lawmakers are focusing on social media as a root cause.

While some states have seen dramatic increases in calls, Utah has seen more “manageable and gradual volume increases that are in line with historical averages,” said one community crisis director.

Although Congress passed the 988 bill only two years ago, Utah has been working on improving mental health care and suicide prevention for nearly a decade.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, 2021.

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