Our Rural Opioid Epidemic
Prescription drug abuse is a powerful addiction, and addiction rates are steadily increasing across the country. People are losing the battle—and their lives—daily. And...
“A Lethal Triad”: A Look at Suicide and the Rural Elderly
Between 1999 and 2019, America’s Health Rankings reported a 33% increase in overall suicides in the United States. Older Americans are only...
South Dakota LE Implement Mental Health Program, Helping Rural Prisoners
In South Dakota, a new project designed to help prisoners and detainees with their mental health has made a difference in the...
The Importance of Greenspaces and Exercise Facilities: Preventing Premature Death in...
In a recent article by the University of Michigan, first expanded upon by research from the U-M Institute for Social Research Survey...
Search + Rescue: Inside Montana’s Suicide Mortality Review
In the frontier state of Montana, where kids are taught from a young age to “cowboy up,” suicide has a stranglehold on its people....