mental health

Idaho law enforcement officials say they’re worried about how cuts to certain mental health treatment programs will affect their departments.

At a town hall in East Wenatchee, a brown dog named Ruffles Lackey made the rounds, inviting attendees to rub her belly. Ruffles, an animal-assisted crisis response dog, was there to comfort community members coping with stress and grief.

According to an online court and game finder, Pickleheads, there are more than 700 pickleball courts in Idaho, over 1,900 in Washington and 1,250 in Oregon.

As America’s population grows older, many communities may not be ready to meet the needs of seniors. What can individuals and local organizations do to prepare?

The Alano Club of Wenatchee offers resources like peer support and education assistance to its clients.

A program that helps put mental health professionals in south central Washington schools is losing federal funding and will be discontinued.

(Runtime 3:55) By Reneé Diaz and Rachel SunEditor's note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is…

Washington state lawmakers still can’t pass bills to allow for some legal access to psychedelics. With Feb. 21 as the cutoff for bills to move out of policy committees, two pieces of legislation that would have allowed regulated and supervised access to psilocybin for adults won't be moving forward — Senate Bill 5201 and House Bill 1433. The bills faced opposition from state psychiatric and medical groups, as well as advocates for psychedelics.

(Runtime 3:49) By Rachel Sun and Susan ShainEditor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, support is available by calling or…

(Runtime 4:01) When Chestina Dominguez was little, her maternal grandmother, her kuthla, wanted to teach her to weave.“I never wanted to learn. I always…