Still no funding for suicide hotline
Idaho is the only state without a suicide crisis hotline and has no clear private or government funding source to restart the program.
Kathy Garrett, a former Republican state lawmaker and member of the Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention, is looking for a shared public-private partnership to open the crisis phone lines, which could cost $150,000 a year.
“Idaho’s shirking on its duty,” Garrett said about the lack of a hotline. Last year, 3,633 people called the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, with calls answered by staff and volunteers in Oregon. Full story. Brad Iverson-Long, Idaho Reporter
Are you surprised that Idaho is the only state without a suicide crisi hotline? Why or why not?