Montana is known for its strength-its wide-open spaces, its resilient communities, and the quiet determination of the people who call it home. But beneath that strength lies a reality that is far harder to see, and far more urgent to confront.
Montana consistently reports one of the highest suicide rates in the nation-nearly twice the national average. Each year, hundreds of lives are lost. These are not distant statistics or abstract numbers. They are neighbors, classmates, coworkers, parents, and friends. There are empty seats at dinner tables and unanswered calls that will never come again....
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