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Mountain Home community rallies behind suicide prevention efforts for students

Community members and health professionals urged the Mountain Home Public School Board to support expanded suicide prevention programs during Thursday evening's board meeting, citing alarming statistics about teen suicide rates in Baxter County. Registered nurse Corrine Hiser told board members that Baxter County has one of the highest teen suicide rates in Arkansas, which itself…

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Boozman presses for comprehensive approach to Veteran suicide prevention

Photo by Ian Hutchinson. U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is urging the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee to advance legislation supporting a comprehensive approach to addressing the veteran suicide crisis. In a hearing Wednesday, Boozman pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials on the need for a more complete picture of the factors contributing to veteran…

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