A program to reimburse Oregon ranchers for livestock killed by wolves is in trouble.
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How a Montana school is combating bullying and suicide
An assembly acknowledges elementary students’ pain and teaches them to speak up.
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The Colorado valley at stake in Trump’s oil boom
After coal waned, a community redefined itself. Will new leases turn back the clock?
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The flash drought brought misery, but did it change minds on climate change?
North Dakota ranchers rely on the rain — and last year the rains failed.
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What gun shops can do to help prevent suicide
Montana’s arms dealers could learn from a model in New Hampshire.
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The lifelong consequences of childhood trauma
Harrowing experiences can spark health issues and substance abuse into adulthood.
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Latest: Lands returned to the Mountain Maidu tribe
The tribe is the first federally nonrecognized tribe to get lands back in California.
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Montanans must rely on each other in crisis
A network of local providers steps in as vital mental health centers close.
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Pawnee comic Howie Echo-Hawk wants to see you squirm
Echo-Hawk’s ‘punishment comedy’ draws on his experiences as an Indigenous man living in Seattle.
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Suicide and loss: A mother reflects on her son’s death
In 2016, when Jack Pierre ended his life, Montana’s suicide rate led the nation.
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Neighbors on call to help care for one another
Community health programs are thriving in Haiti, Montana and the Navajo Nation.
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A curriculum to help students build healthy relationships
In Montana, middle-schoolers are learning the importance of resiliency and support.
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Reckoning with History: The legacy of lynching in the West
Violence, often thought of as ‘frontier justice,’ disproportionately targeted people of color.
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Montana lacks money to treat its most vulnerable residents
Patients with developmental disabilities and mental illness fall through the state’s health care gaps.
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Montana teens organize to prevent suicides
‘Students have decided that to make change, we need to be the change.’
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You know CPR — what about mental health first aid?
Training peers to recognize risks and warning signs can help prevent suicide.
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‘Recovery is possible — and we’re examples of it’
Peer support from the recently recovered helps those in active addiction.
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Montana is losing essential mental health services
As the state’s mental health system faces an uncertain future, experts encourage crisis prevention.
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Illuminating the stories in Indian Country
Indian Country News undergoes a transition from the analytical to the multi-faceted.
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A fiery Fourth of July threatens Southwest economies
Wildfire, forest closures and canceled fireworks displays keep tourists at bay.