A writer visits Alaska and finds a fishing culture in slow collapse, fading with its most important resource.
Public health
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
Photos: Above a Western waste land
A photo collection of 67 Superfund sites shows landscapes vandalized by mines and nuclear plants.
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
Relittering: Take your trash and show it in the sun
Philosophy teaches us little more than how to confuse our settled opinions.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
In southwestern Utah, unceasing growth means increased tension
Access to public lands has caused St. George to become one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country.
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How tweets can map a #wildfire
Social media could help monitor air pollution that physical monitors miss.
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Hunters and anglers need to get the lead out
Lead ammunition and fishing gear poison ecosystems — and dinner tables.
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As Montana ages, community can help combat loneliness
Fostering connections boosts elders’ physical as well as mental health.
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Counties lacking mental health providers turn to technology
A Montana clinic’s telemedicine network helps far-away patients receive care.
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In a state troubled by suicide, teens learn mental health skills
A Swedish program takes root in Montana classrooms.
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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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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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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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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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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.