youth suicide

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.

Attorneys representing the family of a Black fifth grader in Utah who died by suicide alerted a northern Utah school district on Wednesday they plan to file a lawsuit seeking damages for their inadequate response to bullying.

A new report shows youth suicide rates have spiked alarmingly in recent years, especially in the Mountain West.

Utah saw a jump in demand for mental health services over the last three years, according to a state Legislative Auditor General report discussed at an…

Last year the nation was shocked when a 9-year-old Colorado boy took his own life. A recent report says youth suicide is a public health crisis in...

Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for adolescents in the country. And in the Mountain West, youth suicide rates are double, and in...

Utah’s suicide hotlines receive nearly 10,000 calls each year from people in crisis, but not all are staffed 24/7. That’s why lawmakers are pushing new…

The city of Draper has received a $10,000 grant to provide youth suicide prevention programs to the community.According to a 2015 survey of Draper…

A new report shows that Utah is not making the same progress on children’s health insurance coverage or child death rates as other states. According to…

In response to high rates of suicide attempts for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth within the LDS community, a new pilot program is launching…