PHOTOS: 19th Annual Breaking the Silence Walk Offers Healing, Harmony, & Hope
Photos from the 19th Annual 'Breaking the Silence Walk,' sponsored by the Natrona County Suicide Prevention Task Force.
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Cheyenne Frontier Days Teams Up With Garth Brooks to Combat Suicide
CFD has teamed up with Garth Brooks in promoting a new suicide awareness and prevention campaign built around the most cowboy role in the rodeo arena, the pick-up man.
A Hunt for Life, A Search For Heroes- 4th Annual Festival of Hope Fights to Stop Suicide
Every year, more and more Casper residents join the Hunt. Sponsors and vendors and the general public all come together at the Festival of Hope to mourn, to grieve, and to fight.
Suicide Prevention Among Ideas Discussed by Governor Gordon to Receive Future Funding
Governor Gordon recently announced that he is open to hearing ideas from a wide-array of individuals when it comes to funding future projects in Wyoming.
Governor Gordon Visits CWCC, Touts Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Governor Gordon visited the Central Wyoming Counseling Center on Tuesday to learn more about the organization's suicide prevention lifeline and the texting services that accompany it.
Wyoming’s First Local Suicide Hotline Opening in Casper
Wyoming also was the only state not to have its own suicide hotline.
Wyoming Lawmakers Question Suicide Prevention Fund Request
The department says the request would allow it to look for a call center provider.
VA Sec. Visits Cheyenne, Says It’s Time to Talk About Suicide
Wilkie, who visited the Cheyenne VA Medical Center on Thursday, says 14 of the 20 veterans who commit suicide everyday are not in the VA system.
UW Awarded Grants to Address Opioid Crisis, Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention lists Wyoming, as of 2016, as 3rd highest in the nation for suicides per state.
Wyoming’s Worthy: Grace For 2 Brothers’ Mission To Drop The Wyoming Suicide Rate
Wyoming's suicide rate ranks 4th highest in the nation. Rhianna Brand and the Grace for 2 Brothers organization are working to change that. With support groups, education programs, fundraising, and awareness about mental health issues they are striving to be a light in the darkness.