A Yurok citizen known for her work in suicide prevention and advocacy for expanding mental health services was identified today as one of the two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Weitchpec earlier this month. Celinda Jane Gonzales was 59. In a tribute to her life and contributions to her community, the Yurok Tribe […]
Suicide prevention
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Lab Letdown, Health Disparities and Eating/Weeding Veggies
For our annual Health and Wellness issue, we’re diving into why vital outpatient lab services are leaving. We’re also looking at how Humboldt stacks up against the rest of the state in terms of health, and why, as well as efforts to combat suicide in our county. Finally, we’ll look at gardening for health, a […]
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Triggers and Lifelines
The news is depressing. Not all of it but enough. Scrolling through Twitter, Facebook and news websites can be overwhelming, one awful headline after another. Hell, our staff can get worn down writing those stories. Gallows humor is common enough in newsrooms — sometimes the ping of a text message prompts a sigh and a […]