Utah Behavioral Healthcare Committee

11/21/2023

Gratitude is good for you--it's scientifically proven! This week, help your mental health by practicing an attitude of gratitude.

https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2023/11/13/prc-sgh-developing-an-attitude-of-gratitude-can-improve-your-life/

FEATURE — Who or what in your life inspires gratitude? You can probably tick off a host of answers: the music of your child’s laughter; an unexpected smile; a kind word of encouragement from a stranger; a Southern Utah sunset’s fierce beauty. We’re all blessed in abundant ways. As we slide i...

01/19/2021

Today is the first day of the 2021 Utah Legislative Session! We will be posting information about important behavioral health bills on a regular basis.

01/18/2021

Today we honor a great man. Just keep moving forward.

01/14/2021

Life is tough right now. Learn some healthy ways to cope here.

For those who are living with anxiety or depression, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered worsening symptoms for many, while simultaneously making it more difficult to get treatment.

01/11/2021

Mental health days can give you the break you need. A new Utah bill has come out to make a mental health day a valid reason for missing school. If this bill passes, it will help children and teenagers with stress, anxiety, or depression cope with the difficulties they face.

A new Utah bill would allow students to take a "mental health" absence from school without it negatively affecting their attendance record. House Bill 81, proposed by Rep. Mike Winder, seeks to add "mental or behavioral" health to the list of valid excused absences for students. Currently, students....

01/07/2021

Mental health conditions have long had a negative stigma, especially among first responders, even though their work experiences may make them more at risk for developing behavioral health conditions. We applaud the Pleasant Grove City Fire Department - PGFD for taking steps to dissolve that stigma and help their firefighters.

Within the fire service, it has often been a stigma not to talk about mental health and to hide issues one is facing away.

11/02/2020

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose. It's simple to administer and it has no negative effects. Anyone can sign up for a free virtual training, which includes two doses of Naloxone, held by Utah Naloxone. If you would like to learn how to save a life using this drug, read this article and sign up.
https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2020/10/26/utah-naloxone-provides-free-training-to-prevent-opioid-overdose-deaths/

10/29/2020

What's the best way a member of the public can prevent overdoses? By getting rid of unused and unwanted medications. You can do that by signing up for a FREE drug deactivation pouch.
Halloween is the last day to sign up. Get yours here: https://deterrasystem.com/SAFE/

10/27/2020

Want to get rid of unused prescription medications but not quite sure how to do it? The Utah Opioid Task Force has partnered with Deterra to provide FREE Deactivation pouches so you can safely dispose of potentially harmful substances.

Sign up for your pouch by October 31.

RECEIVE A FREE AT-HOME DRUG DISPOSAL POUCH Help Us Destroy Over a Million Pills Last spring, we partnered with SAFE Project to give away free Deterra® Drug Deactivation and Disposal Pouches and destroy unused medications in homes across the nation. Nearly doubling our goal, we distributed over 10,0...

10/26/2020

The Utah Department of Human Services partnered with Davis Behavioral Health to change a youth detention center into the Farmington Bay Youth Center. This will allow youth to receive the help they need without ever having to go through the justice program and without taking them out of their homes. Utah is working on building more partnerships and centers like this one. Great things are happening!

10/08/2020

We don't often think about early childhood mental health, but mental health is for everyone. Resources are available to help young children get on the right track to live a mentally healthy life.
The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute The Children's Center, Utah

A new study shows the importance of accessibility to early childhood mental health services. Between 10-20% of all Utahn children could face mental,

09/25/2020

1 in 5 people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. You are not alone.

Don't know where to start to get help? The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health can help you find resources that are right for you.

https://dsamh.utah.gov/