The Teen Mommy Trend

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While teen birth rates are declining steadily throughout the nation, Wyoming is moving in the exact opposite direction. More and more teenage girls are giving birth and becoming mothers now than in years past. According to the 2010 study by Kids Count, the national teen birth rate (of girls aged 15 to 19) is 43 births for every 1,000 teenage girls (4.3 percent).

The Power of Facebook

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In response to a devastating post on postsecret.com that broadcasted an anonymous person’s plan to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge to end his/her life, Kimberly Furnell created the Facebook page “Please Don’t Jump.” Furnell felt she had to do something to get through to the blogger after view

Eight Hours A Day Keeps The Suicidal Thoughts Away?

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Are you getting your daily dose of ZZZZ’s? A recent and potentially groundbreaking study released June 8 linked irregular sleep patterns with elevated feelings of suicide. College students with inconsistent sleep schedules and nights with fewer than the recommended eight hours were found to be more prone to suicidal thoughts and symptoms than those who got more sleep.

Grace for 2 Brothers Foundation Walk

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There’s no doubt about it: suicide in Wyoming is a serious problem. But not everyone is keeping quiet about it.

Within the last five years, BJ Ayers lost two sons to suicide leaving her and her husband heartbroken and with only one living son, Blair. Ayers refuses to let youth suicide go unnoticed, however, and has since started a foundation called Grace for 2 Brothers.

On the Brink of Collapse: Celebrities and Suicide

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News broke June 5 that reality TV personality Tila Tequila (allegedly) attempted suicide. No one can be quite sure whether she is having legitimate suicidal thoughts or whether the entire thing was just a hoax.

(Don’t) just shut up and take it

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 For a lot of high school seniors, the end of school means one thing: prom. For some  students, prom may be a dream, a drag, a once-in-a-lifetime event or maybe something to skip altogether. But shouldn’t that be a decision each soon-to-be high school grad gets to make individually?

Johnson County to Provide Reinvigorated Suicide Prevention Resources

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Folks in Johnson County should have a new (actually reinvigorated) suicide prevention resource soon. And it sounds like it can’t come soon enough, as there have been four suicides in the last half-year. There were zero in 2008 and 2009.

 

What's wrong with Wyoming?

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Wyoming has the highest rate of suicide in the country. Why is that? The small towns, the wind, the guns? If you or someone close to you has been affected by suicide, we want to know. Let it out!

Does Wyoming Fail?

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Cheyenne’s Tribune Eagle newspaper recently ran a story with the headline “Mental health in Wyo. gets ‘F.’” That’s an “F” for “Fail”.  This report says our mental health in Wyoming has decreased in the past three years. Do we deserve a failing grade? What does that even mean?

Trigger Happy in Wyo

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According to the Harvard School of Mental Health, states with more guns have higher rates of suicide. We have a lot of guns of Wyoming. Does that make it more likely or easier for people to kill themselves here?