The suicide rate among Montana’s Native American youth is more than five times the statewide rate for the same age group, according to the Montana Budget and Policy Center.
As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought
Suicide ranks as either the seventh- or eighth-leading cause of death among children ages 5 to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and recent studies.
Mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states
Dozens of facilities established nationwide over the past 20 years offer a short-term, homelike, nurturing environment for people who are experiencing a mental health crisis but don’t need immediate medical attention.
