Articles with the Tag: suicide
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Mental health crisis lines available to Montanans include the Montana Crisis Text Line, Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Montana Warmline and Thrive by Waypoint Health. The Crisis Text Line is available 24/7 by texting MT to 741 741; the Montana Suicide Prevention ...
News from the Montana Public Service Commission MONTANA — On July 16, the Federal Communications Commission approved the designation of 988 as the new, nationwide, three-digit abbreviated code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 988 hotline will provide a phone number for Ameri...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock announced that a new crisis counseling hotline funded by a $1.6 million federal grant is now available to aid Montanans struggling with their mental health due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency...
News from the Office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — Critical mental health resources will be more accessible than ever for folks in crisis following the signing of U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s bipartisan National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 into law. “Nobody sh...
POLSON – When kids flew off the first bus parked in front of Polson’s brand new Boys and Girls Club on Monday, they opened doors to “a dream come true,” says executive director Aric Cooksley. “For me personally, the biggest thing is that we, as adults within this commun...
News from the office of Congressman Gianforte WASHINGTON — Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) recently spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to mark National Suicide Awareness Month. “Unfortunately, Montanans are all too familiar with the epidemic of suicide,” Gi...
News from the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs MONTANA — September is National Suicide Prevention Month and marks an opportunity for all Montanans to have a role in preventing suicide in our communities. Each year, more than 45,000 Americans — including more than 6,000 Veterans – d...
News from the Office of Congressman Greg Gianforte WASHINGTON – Congressman Greg Gianforte’s two bipartisan bills to prevent suicide unanimously cleared the Energy and Commerce Committee. The next step for the bills is a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. “People are hurting...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — U.S. Senator Jon Tester successfully secured his Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act and Seeding Rural Resilience Act in the National Defense Authorization Act – two critical mental health bills aimed at curbing the rising ra...
LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of a law enforcement officer. “It is with great sadness that I report that one of our Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies, Ross Holcomb, 32, of Ronan, was found deceased in his home,” Lake County Sheriff Do...
