mental health

There was an incident on October 9, 2023, where the Caldwell Police Department responded to a potentially catastrophic situation on West Easy Street...

Discover nine hideaways where you can say goodbye to stress and anxiety and rediscover your peace of mind.

We are proud to say - with no big surprise to us- that Idaho did great. We were in the top ten in the country for the gem state and even moved up 3 spots than we did last year. Check out the top 10 with a few details below.

Ada County officials are raising awareness for mental health and substance abuse through a family-friendly event tomorrow morning (9/24) at Julia Davis Park,

Residents of Idaho can dial '988' to call a new mental health and suicide prevention hotline that is being launched across the country. The idea with this new hotline is similar to 911. The hotline offers an easy to remember phone number that is three-digits and can be reached 24 hours a day. The difference here is that the calls will not go to law enforcement, but will instead be answered by a community of more than 200 trained crisis call centers.

With the high rate of mental health illnesses in our state, this is pretty alarming.

To promote connectedness in the Treasure Valley, there is an upcoming free mental health and suicide awareness event featuring International pop star Alex Boyé. This is an incredibly powerful and moving event for all ages full of music and guest speakers with mental health/suicide prevention experience and expertise. There will also be booths featuring local mental health organizations and resources available.

A Boise woman, Alyce Scarbrough, has been accused of stripping clothing, jewelry, and other possessions from the bodyguard Jo Acker’s dead body after being shot. She told detectives that she had “gone into survivor mode” and felt entitled to take the items from Jo’s body. Boise, Idaho Town Square Mall Shooting.

In the wake of the shooting that left two dead and several others injured in Boise, we put together a list of resources that could possibly help with mental health concerns.

Idaho would have ranked in the top 3 except the gem state's emotional and physical well-being dropped the overall score.