suicide prevention

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.

In a year that saw polarized policymaking around transgender Americans, MPR News and KUER teamed up to tell the story of how gender-affirming care bans and care shields are affecting access in Minnesota and Utah.

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.

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A coalition of state leaders, non-profit organizations and advocacy groups have partnered to launch a new awareness campaign on mental health services and suicide prevention for the Latino community in West Valley City.