From farm, to table, to community
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
NAMI Far North, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is taking a unique approach to fundraising, and chapter president Ellie Lizotte …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
NAMI Far North, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is taking a unique approach to fundraising, and chapter president Ellie Lizotte …
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
As the time changes and the days get shorter, people often struggle with feeling down or like they have less energy. That often gets compounded …
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
Jeff D. was a 15-year-old who, after being declared emotionally disturbed and mildly mentally disabled, was placed in the custody of the state of Idaho. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A group of concerned citizens met Wednesday at the Sandpoint Community Hall to discuss North Idaho Crisis, the new 24 hour crisis hotline that will …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If you’re in the midst of a mental health crisis after hours in Sandpoint, you don’t have many places to turn.
You could try the …
By Kari Clark
Reader Contributor
Mental illness is common among those suffering from substance abuse. In fact, in 1992 Congress established the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration …
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