Utah Department of Health and Human Services

A review by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project of account ledgers, budget documents, funding proposals and other public records found that a majority of counties in the state have spent little to none of the opioid funding they’ve received.

Utah’s incidents of domestic violence are below the national rates, but advocates say any amount of abuse is too much.

The Sutherland Institute, a conservative think-tank, says more than three-quarters of Utahns surveyed worry about an increase in income leading to a loss of government benefits.

“Our goal with this task force is to reduce demand through prevention and treatment, address root causes of fentanyl abuse and disrupt fentanyl trafficking networks,” Gov. Spencer Cox said.

Part of Utah’s new school safety overhaul, a guardian is an existing school employee who volunteers to carry a gun and is trained to use it if necessary.

Utah parents must now opt-in for students to participate in the survey used to collect this data, which could leave holes in future reporting. Regardless, tobacco prevention initiatives in the state are still working to see the declining trend continue.

In recent weeks, multiple Utah children have died because of firearms, including an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself. Non-lethal injury figures are already signaling a worrying trend.

Utah might have one of the lowest underage drinking rates in the country, but statewide survey data shows nearly half of Utah teens who drink do it with their parents’ approval.

Kindergarten vaccination rates have fallen well below recommended herd immunity levels. With cases popping up across the nation, a district health official said Utah schools “are sitting ducks” for a measles outbreak.

State health officials largely credit marketing campaigns and more conversations about the risks associated with vaping for the decline.

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.