(Credit: Mr Doomits/Adobe Stock) Rates of depression among teenagers has gone up during the pandemic. One way to help address this mental health crisis could be to increase the number of school counselors. Montana requires one school counselor per 400 students and some rural areas don’t have any. Executive Director of the Montana School Cou...
Montana School Counselor Association Addressing Pandemic Depression In Teens
More than two years into the pandemic depression among teenagers is up but one way to support kids’ mental health could be through school counselors. Executive Director of the Montana School Counselor Association Dr. Renee’ Schoening.
Montana Ag Department Investing In Mental Health Services For Producers
A recent nationwide study shows 7 in 10 Americans are having issues because of the pandemic and farmers and ranchers in Montana are not immune especially because of the stresses they particularly face. Recently on Voices of Montana, Director Christy Clark of the Montana Department of Agriculture said it is committed to reducing the stigma arou...
Montana Veterans To Receive Expanded Mental Health Services
Montana veterans will receive expanded access to complementary and integrative mental health care under the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act named for a Montana veteran. VA Montana is currently working to stand-up the new pilot program which is authorized for three years. The program will be open to veter...
Ag Dept. Director Highlights Rural Montana’s Mental Health Challenges
After receiving a $500,000 federal grant the Montana Department of Agriculture is getting behind a program titled “Beyond the Weather” to address the issue of farmers’ and ranchers’ mental health. Recently on Voices of Montana Director Christy Clark talked about the stresses they face every day many of the rest of us don’t.
Montana Ranks Near Bottom In Public Education Success In The Nation
The 2022 Student Success Rankings is the first Nationwide study to analyze the pandemic’s impact on our public school system. Based on the analysis of 42 metrics organized into 3 key indicators of educational success Montana ranked 38th in the nation in providing a good environment for a student to succeed in school and maintain a health...
Legislative Committee Begins Child Mental Health Service Study
Several of the state’s largest providers told members of the Children Families Health and Human Services Interim Committee Monday that Montana children are being sent out of state for mental health services due in part to the state’s low rate of reimbursement. Monday’s panel was the beginning of the interim committee’s study of the state’s chi...
New Study Reveals Pandemic’s Effects On Child Mental Health
Montana has seen increased investment and attention towards child mental health resources in recent months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a new study by the University of Washington’s School of Medicine reveals the specific factors behind this. Here’s the study’s lead author Pooja Tandon on its major findings. https://northernb...