DisAbility Rights Idaho Collaborates with Idaho Federation of Families to Educate and Empower Youth Accessing Mental Health Services
Kayla M. Steinmann Published November/December 2021 It should be no surprise that youth mental health in America is at an all-time low. During the pandemic, youths faced social isolation and loneliness. They lost parents and loved ones and were exposed…
Read Full ArticleIn Honor of Jennifer: Remember to Please Take Care of Yourself and Others
Courtney R. Holthus Published November/December 2021 On October 31, 2016, the Diversity Section and the Idaho State Bar lost one of its promising members, Jennifer King, to suicide. As the fifth anniversary of her passing approaches, I wanted to take…
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McKay Cunningham Latonia Haney Keith Published November/December 2021 This April, HB 377 was signed into law. The new law aims to ban critical race theory in Idaho public schools.[1] President Trump had previously issued an executive order excluding from federal…
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