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By CBS 2 News Staff, August 2, 2019, 2 Idaho News BOISE, Idaho (CBS 2) — As students get ready to go back to school, a disturbing trend casts a shadow over what is an otherwise inspiring and exciting time. That's the rising number of school shootings in America. A big debate has divided opinions on how to respond to school shootings. CBS asked several state elected officials about what is being done, and what should be done, to make Idaho classrooms safer as a new school year is about to...

Karen Petit received the Regional Empowerment Award from the Region 1 Behavioral Health Board for suicide prevention and support for loved ones. From left: Joyce Broadsword, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare; Joy Fryman, Behavioral Health member; Petit; and Kasey Nixon, North Idaho Crisis Center. Courtesy photo.

By Roland Beres, July 23, 2019 for Finding Hope [KIVI TV] BOISE, Idaho — 6 On Your Side is committed to raising the level of discussion around mental health issues in our state in our special reports called Finding Hope. Now, one organization is tying together dozens of other organizations to help people navigate a bureaucratic sea. It's a new cooperative effort from a very diverse group with the Speedy Foundation at its heart.When Idaho Olympian Speedy Peterson died by suicide in 2011,...

By Eric Tegethoff, July 31, 2019 for Public News Service - ID BOISE, Idaho – As Idaho prepares to implement Medicaid expansion, research shows the health coverage should have added benefits for kids. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that rates of child neglect decreased for states that have decided to expand Medicaid. The study looked at child maltreatment data between 2010 and 2016. Liz Woodruff, assistant director of the group Idaho Voices for Children ,...

By Abigail Taylor, July 23, 2019, 2 Idaho News NAMPA, Idaho (CBS 2) — While school is out for the summer, the hard work of the students at Central Elementary School in Nampa is continuing to live on. This year, for the first time, each grade-level chose a community service project to dedicate themselves to. “I think it’s a great idea,” said Stacey Wilkerson, grandmother of a student at Central Elementary. “It’s better than video games!” Now, the students are seeing their philanthropy bear...

Did you miss our 2019 Statewide Training? Plan to join us in 2020! See the attached conference materials to read more. Sample from event: Fathers Speaking Up and Speaking Out What’s it like to be a father in the 21st century? What are the challenges? We’d probably all agree that just as it’s not your father’s Oldsmobile, or root beer, or ginger ale, today’s father is not his father’s kind of father. But what does that mean? What is his role with kids? What if the Dad is co-parenting? Are...

By Elke Shaw-Tulloch, Dec 1, 2017, Idaho Statesman Research has shown that early childhood experiences can greatly impact our lives, both negatively and positively. The Division of Public Health’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program is working with Idaho families to increase the positive experiences they give their children as they learn how to provide for their children’s needs as well as their own. Adverse Childhood Experiences, also known as ACEs, are stressful or...