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Face The State: Mental Health Month
Posted 5:32 PM 5/21/2012 by Katie Stukey (katie@krtv.com)
May is Mental Health Month, and reporter Katie Stukey has profiled people who have battled mental illness, family and friends who have been affected by it, and those who are reaching out to help others.
On Sunday, May 20, the weekly "Face The State" program featured Heidi Gibson and Trent (More)
5/19/2012
Mental illness takes toll on law enforcement system
Posted 11:41 AM 5/19/2012 by Katie Stukey (katie@krtv.com)
Cascade County Sheriff Bob Edwards estimates that 80% of the people in our jail suffer from a mental illness; when crisis hits, law enforcement are often the first people to encounter those in desperate need of help.
It's a pattern John and Linda Gonser have come to know all too well.
(More)...5/18/2012
Great Falls family copes with suicide by being open about son's death
Posted 11:27 AM 5/18/2012 by Katie Stukey (katie@krtv.com)
Most obituaries for people who take their own lives say nothing about the person's cause of death, but for Brad and Peg Nimmick of Great Falls, divulging that detail about their son Tyson's death might make a life-altering difference for others.
Tyson looked like the picture of health - (More)
5/17/2012
Suicide increasing in Great Falls
Posted 9:33 AM 5/18/2012 by Katie Stukey (katie@krtv.com)
The Center for Mental Health in Great Falls says that 90% of people who take their own lives had a treatable mental illness - but for too many people, the shame and complications of mental health recovery is too much to handle.Suicide numbers in Great Falls are increasing.
In the (More)
Fairfield mom battles bipolar disorder, shares struggle
5/16/2012
Lewis & Clark County records more pertussis cases
Posted 5:10 PM 5/16/2012 by Melissa Anderson (melissa@kxlh.com)
Four new cases of pertussis - also known as whooping cough - have been confirmed in Lewis & Clark County in the past week, bringing the total to 23 cases since March.
The persistence of the outbreak has prompted health officials to make sure both adults and children stay up to date on (More)
