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The number of young children who need mental health care is on the rise Even before the pandemic, children have been struggling with bullying, abuse and other undiagnosed mental health conditions. But now with COVID-19, there are even more stressors.
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When Marie, 11, called a suicide prevention hotline in October, nobody saw it coming. Not even Marie herself, who had been bottling up feelings of loneliness and sadness for months without telling anyone.
Her relationships with some of her closest friends had started to suffer when school went online last year, and she worried about losing other people in her life, too. What if they moved away? What if they died?
MURRAY The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an all-time high in mental health issues across the world and a collaboration of health care partners in Utah aims to help.
Intermountain Healthcare has joined with the Utah Department of Human Services, Latino Behavioral Health and the Utah Pride Center to address the COVID-related mental health crisis by connecting the partner organizations to community contributions totaling $67 million to improve access to mental healthcare for marginalized people in Utah.
Utah in particular has struggled to address mental health even before the pandemic, ranking last in the nation for mental health access and sixth highest in the nation for suicide deaths per capita in 2019.
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A straight-A-student, he completed his veterinarian studies at Purdue University in 2005. Shortly after, he fell in love, got married and became a veterinarian in west suburban Lombard.
“Jeff was like the Michael Jordan of the veterinary medicine,” said Dr. Georgianne Ludwig of Lombard Veterinary Hospital. A longtime friend and colleague, Ludwig described Jeff as among the best animal vets she’s ever seen.
“He had a lot of empathy for the client as well as the pet and wanted to be a healer and do whatever he could to help both the animal and client,” added Ludwig. “We tend to be empaths, meaning we take on the pain and suffering not only of the pets, but also the clients.”
FOX 13 Investigates: Not all school districts comply with state law requiring suicide response program
FOX 13 Investigates: Not all school districts comply with state law requiring suicide response program
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SALT LAKE CITY â A FOX 13 investigation has revealed schools across the state of Utah are inconsistent in their response to student suicide, despite state laws requiring districts to implement prevention programs.
Health experts have found it is critical for school districts to develop responsible policies that focus on suicide as a treatable public health issue.
Research shows a schoolâs response is especially important, as responsible steps taken after a student suicide can lead to suicide prevention rather than âsuicide contagion.â