IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Eight Idaho schools are participating in a statewide pilot project intended to prevent suicides among young people ages 10 to 24.
The Idaho Lives Project is a partnership between the state Department of Education and the Suicide Prevention Action Network of Idaho.
"The goal is to leverage and utilize a student's group of friends to cultivate antidotes to suicidal ideation," said Matt McCarter, Department of Education student engagement director. "We work with (staff and students) to determine how we can make every student feel like they belong and are a resource in that school."
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