Suicide

The fact that the financial burdens are now greater than ever doesn't help.

Harvard study shows the tool does not matter.

November 1 is  Dia de Los Muertos- Day of the Dead.  Today I honor my grandmother who died from respiratory illnesses, and my grandfather passed away from Dementia. My friend died by suicide ten years ago. There is a stigma around death, but we often forget no one gets out alive. We all end up...

"Just F'ing ask." It's a bold tagline, but at the end of the day- if you want to help stop suicide, especially among veterans, then you need to just f'ing ask the question.

The State of Montana Department of Criminal Investigation, in conjunction with the Missoula Police Department has confirmed that the cause of death of 21 year-old Brenden Galbreath last Thursday was suicide.

As luck would have it, I was able to catch up with him while he stopped in Jackson Hole, Wyoming- just before he ventured into Yellowstone National Park. Earlier that same week he climbed Devil's Tower- even though he has never rock climbed before.

The suspects led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high speed pursuit that ended Friday night near West Yellowstone.

Think about, if you were a kid in Texas, you still got to go to school. You largely didn't have to wear masks. And you still got to play "Friday Night Lights" football. Just minutes away, right across the border- you got none of that. No school. No football. And you better wear a mask everywhere.

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley will hold free training to help people learn how to prevent suicide. QPR training teaches three steps to QUESTION, PERSUADE and REFER someone to help. Training session will be held March 1 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm in the community room at the Billings Public Library.

Montana ranks #7 nationally according to a study from WalletHub. The Treasure State was listed as the #28 Happiest State in the U.S. while having the highest suicide rate in the country

A Yellowstone Country group committed to preventing suicides in Montana plans to discuss how to work with Billings School District 2 to make sure suicide prevention training is offered and is, in fact, taking place.

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