mental health

The nonprofit was one of 15 organizations nationwide recognized for its expertise in multigenerational work by the 2Gen Accelerator Community program.

Gov. Mark Gordon shared his thoughts with Wyoming Public Radio’s Chris Clements on the now-concluded legislative session.

On the final day of the Wyoming Legislature’s recent general session, Rep. Tom Kelly (R-Sheridan) walked up to a lectern and spoke about his personal experience with navigating family health issues.

Two bills related to the University of Wyoming made moves through the Legislature this week. One would create a student loan repayment program for veterans who provide mental health care to other vets, and the other is related to the Hathaway Scholarship.

The Wyoming Department of Health is asking for over $18 million in its supplemental budget request. A majority of the funds would go toward increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates in an attempt to retain physicians.

The legislature’s interim Education Committee failed to pass a draft bill that would have created a statewide mental health policy for K-12 schools. But one lawmaker is already trying to figure out ways to continue the work.

Two free events in Casper this week will take a deep look at mental health in the Cowboy State.

For the past two years, two Wyoming call centers have been servicing all calls to the 988 suicide hot line coming from a 307 area code. Now, those who text with a 307 number will also get a response from someone in Wyoming. Beforehand texts were going to national call centers.

The bill was a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and the testifier was one of a handful of individuals who travel the country fighting for such bans in state after state.

The rollout of the relatively new crisis lifeline has been uneven across Mountain West states. Wyoming has some of the highest response rates at 90%, while Nevada’s is at 68%.