Winter can be a particularly difficult time in Idaho, especially with everything else going on in the world right now. Luckily, there are proven ways to combat seasonal depression.
If you are someone who deals with depression or have someone in your life who does, you probably know the power and effect it can have. I've been thinking a lot about it lately and I wish help was easier to find.
The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline is looking for volunteers to field crisis phone and text lines. They are in need of people for all shifts, especially evenings and weekends.
The hotline team trains volunteers on how to become crisis phone workers, so if you don't have experience, that's OK...
The amount of calls and text messages made to the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline is on the rise. It’s not only for people who may feel suicidal, but for anyone that needs some emotional support.
This will put it in perspective. In O...
Depression is rough. Anyone that's ever dealt with a mental issue or watched a loved one battle it, knows every day can be a challenge. Boise State is hosting an event this week that combines music, speakers, essays, and poetry, and the goal is to break down the walls surrounding mental illness.
The experts call it "seasonal affective disorder." What it means is, the cold weather and the holidays can make us depressed!
What to do, what to do...