For the past 40 years, Montana has been one of the most at-risk states for suicide, with the second highest suicide death rate in the nation in 2022 at 32 deaths per 100,000 people. That’s consistently twice the national average of 13 deaths per 100,000 people.
The day Josie Libby’s guidance counselor killed himself is seared into her memory. It was Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, shortly after classes had ended at Glacier High School. Libby was
The day Josie Libby’s guidance counselor killed himself is seared into her memory. It was Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, shortly after classes had ended at Glacier High School. Libby was
The Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Commission discussed two ways to help the mental health industry in Montana on Friday.Since its inception in
“It does not matter, in my observation, how much mental health treatment is ordered if a person does not have a safe place to sleep," Judge Amy Eddy said.