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March 1, 2021
Idaho’s suicide rate dropped steeply before the pandemic, but the trend may have reversed in 2020, according to federal data. Idaho had the biggest drop of any state from 2018 to 2019, according to the data from the CDC. The nearly 15% decline in Idaho meant 52 fewer suicides in 2019 compared to the previous year. The drop in suicides came after Idaho’s worst reported year for suicide deaths in 2018. Idaho’s 2019 figures still put the state in the top 10 in the U.S. for age-adjusted suicide rates. Based on preliminary data, 2020 may be worse than Idaho’s 2018 peak, Boise State Public Radio reported. George Austin of the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline said that could be due in large part to the pandemic, which has caused isolation, job loss, death of loved ones and relationship difficulties. (AP)
Idaho had the biggest drop in the per-capita suicide rate out of all states from 2018 to 2019. The 14.6% decline meant 52 fewer suicide deaths in 2019 compared to the year before. That’s according to new data out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.
“Some of the efforts that we had made were starting to show, said George Austin with the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline, referring to statewide efforts to raise awareness about suicide and to reduce the stigma around asking for help.
The drop highlighted in the national data represents just one year, and it s possible the decline was significant because the starting point 2018 was Idaho’s worst year for suicide deaths. And Idaho s 2019 numbers still put the state in the top ten for age-adjusted suicide rates.
Idaho suicide is a serious issue all the time, not just during the pandemic
Boise Police have already responded to 12 suicide calls in 2021. In 2020, they responded to 20 suicide calls throughout the entire year. Author: Chase Biefeldt (KTVB) Updated: 7:30 PM MST February 26, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Suicide is a tough topic, but it s necessary to talk about in order to minimize the damage to our community and our loved ones.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare data shows that suicides rose from 362 in 2019 to 419 in 2020. Lee Flinn, director of the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline said the fight against suicide is a constant battle and one we should all be fighting.
Updated: 5:46 PM MST January 13, 2021
BOISE, Idaho A 30-year-old Boise man will now spend the next year in federal prison after he was sentenced for making false bomb threats over the phone last year.
According to U.S. Attorney Bart Davis of the District of Idaho, Kristopher Wrede was sentenced to one year in federal prison and three years of supervised release afterward.
Wrede was arrested in Bonneville County on a warrant for making threats of terrorism on Feb. 13, 2020, according to Davis.
The next day, Wrede called the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline and told a staffer that there were several bombs at the federal courthouse at 550 W. Fort Street, which is the James A. McClure Federal Building and United States Courthouse Boise.