(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 […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old Utah girl who died by suicide is speaking out about the bullying and racial harassment that her daughter endured. Izzy Tichenor was autistic and the only Black student in her class in the town of Draper, near Salt Lake City. She […]
(Farmington, UT) — A Utah school district will conduct an independent investigation into possible bullying following the death of a ten-year-old girl. Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor [[ TISH-ner ]] committed suicide earlier this month. Her parents believe their daughter was bullied and harassed by students at Foxboro Elementary because she had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district says Friday it will open an independent investigation into alleged bullying of a 10-year-old girl who died by suicide. Her family says she was harassed by fellow students for being Black and autistic. The family of Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor accuses the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A new study says Utah’s number of drug overdose suicides has potentially been underreported by 33%. The Provo Daily Herald reports the study published in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior came to the conclusion after looking at 2,665 overdose deaths that occurred from 2012 to 2015 […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Hope4Utah’s idea that it takes a village to raise a child — and to save one — may expand to college and university campuses. Hope4Utah’s Hope Squad programs, which trains students to recognize the warning signs of depressed or suicidal peers and report the signs to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent study says about 85 percent of all firearm deaths from 2006 to 2015 in Utah were the result of suicide. The study, conducted by Harvard researchers and overseen by the Utah Department of Human Services, was presented to lawmakers Wednesday. The report says […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to allow jurors to read text messages about suicide that a Utah man exchange with a young friend he’s accused of helping to hang herself. The Deseret News reports investigators said Thursday that they’ve recovered the deleted texts between now-19-year-old Tyerell Przybycien (pro-BISH-ian) […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Utah suicide prevention researcher Michael Staley says suicide isn’t easily explained, and a community forum won’t end suicide or suicidal behavior. But he calls it a start. The Deseret News reports a Thursday evening meeting in Herriman drew about 400 couples, families with teens, school administrators, pastors and […]
