November 16, 2018

Select Reservation schools to receive suicide prevention funds

Author: Alyssa Kelly

Char-Koosta News
PABLO — Select local schools will be receiving a $3,333 monthly stipend this year, courtesy of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Reason to Live Native suicide prevention program. “We wanted to make an impact on the schools that don’t have a lot of resources,” program manager Brandon Burke said. “Our goal is to improve life and education for those students.”
Charlo, Hot Springs, Dixon, Nkwusm Immersion School, and Two Eagle River School were among those selected. Burke