mental health

Farmers in Wyoming and across the U.S. face many stressors and they have one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation. Behavioral health care providers are now being taught a new method to identify depression, anxiety and other issues among farmers.

The Gun Violence Data Hub examined firearm suicide rates and found across the country, they are the highest among people 70 years of age and older.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and LGBTQ+ youth in Wyoming and around the country are finding it harder to receive support because of a move by the Trump administration.

Veterans Talking to Veterans trains veterans and their spouses to be trauma-informed coaches, who then host weekly meetings around the state.

The grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust funds Virtual Crisis Care, a new program connecting Wyoming law enforcement officers with licensed mental health professionals in real time.

First responders are more likely to experience mental health conditions than the general public. This week, firefighters, police officers and therapy dogs met at a mental health conference in Casper to address the toll their jobs can take.

Richard Midgette was fired on Valentine’s Day in the first wave of federal layoffs of probationary national parks employees. Just over a month later, he was rehired and then let go again. The first firing especially took a serious toll on his mental health.

This comes amid Trump administration cuts to special services on the 988 hotline.

With 16-hour days for weeks straight, long separation from friends and family, and regular exposure to serious immediate and long-term risks, wildland fire pushes people to both their physical and mental limits. But the recently launched federal Wildland Fire Therapy Service is now available to help those workers ease the mental strain of battling wildfires.

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