A network of local providers steps in as vital mental health centers close.
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Montanans sightsee at a political circus
President Donald Trump’s spectacle draws a crowd, for now.
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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.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
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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We are not Pocahontas
When Indians — especially Indian women — are used as props for a political agenda, call it out.
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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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A curriculum to help students build healthy relationships
In Montana, middle-schoolers are learning the importance of resiliency and support.
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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.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
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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Signs of climate change surround Montana fishermen
On the Big Hole River, livelihoods depend on healthy fish, but climate doubts abound.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Latest: Wolverines found in unexpected corners
Scientists recently discovered the species in Wyoming’s Wind Rivers and Washington’s South Cascades.
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Why we tell stories of the missing and murdered
A crisis continues across Indian Country, highlighted by a forthcoming documentary.
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Can Montana Sen. Jon Tester survive Trump’s attacks?
Dust-ups with the president test an increasingly red state’s middle-ground politician.
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Montana’s only congressman sells public lands short
Recreation-based businesses like canoe guiding rely on continued protection for national monuments.
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Did Fort Collins grow too big too fast?
The Colorado city’s unwieldy expansion offers a cautionary tale for similar Western locales.
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Beware the privatization of your town’s water
People often assume private providers will be cheaper and more efficient; often the opposite is true.
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Judge: Agency cherrypicked science for bison management
Amid protests, Fish & Wildlife has been ordered to reexamine protections for the iconic Yellowstone beast.
Posted inMarch 19, 2018: Desert, Divided
Latest: Wyoming to pay up over water dispute
A decade-old case on the Tongue River is resolved.