Addressing the suicide crisis in Utah. How do we get people the help they need?
Utah ranks 5th in the nation for death by suicide and it is the leading cause of death for people in the state between the ages of 10 and 24. Yet we rank 51st in the nation for adult mental health care and our youth mental health care is also overloaded. How do we fix this problem? Morrisa Henn and Travis Mickleson of Intermountain Healthcare join guest host Kirk Jowers to discuss efforts to make Utah a Zero Suicide state. Then Laura Summer and Greg Bell of the Kem C. Garner Policy Institute at the University of Utah join Kirk to discuss the results of a recent study on Utah’s mental health system. Listen weekdays 12:30 to 1 pm at 1160 AM and 102.7 FM, online, or on the app. https://kslnewsradio.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.