(Salt Lake City, UT) — Mental health issues, including anxiety, ADHD, and rising suicide rates, are now the leading cause of death for young people in Utah. A recent legislative audit highlights significant barriers to mental health care access, with many insurance providers listing “ghost providers.” Initiatives like SafeUT, a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns say the challenges of treating mental health are the biggest reason for recent mass shootings in the United States. A new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows 43-percent of Utahns say a lack of mental health treatment is responsible for recent tragedies like […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County emergency officials have reported a 34% increase in the number of calls for mental health and wellness checks since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Daily Herald reported the increase in calls to law enforcement authorities and first responders could be attributed to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A university in Utah has converted the former home of the school’s presidents into a mental health clinic for students and community members. The Daily Herald reports the new facility on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem opened earlier this semester. The building constructed after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Doing intensive mental health and substance abuse screenings for people who enter Utah county jails was identified as a top priority for state officials several years ago. But the Standard-Examiner reports the money has dried up and now lawmakers are searching for ways to find more funds. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three Utah school districts will get training about how to deal with mental health issues under a $1.8 million grant aimed at addressing a troubling rise of teen suicides in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Board of Education unanimously approved the grant […]
