In the 2021 Montana High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, roughly half of all students reported feeling seriously depressed at some point in the last year, and one in five reported seriously considering suicide and making a suicide plan.  About 1 in 10 students had attempted suicide in in the past year.

Rural Behavioral Health Institute’s (RBHI)  mission is to reduce youth suicide in Montana through our Screening-Linked-To-Care program (SLTC).  This free program consists of universal screening at the 6 – 12 grade level for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, depression and anxiety.

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