Regional Crisis Line Achieves Accreditation Feb 12, 2020

Frontier Behavioral Health's Regional Crisis Line has been accredited by the American Association of Suicidology for "exemplary crisis programs."The designation will be acknowledged during the 2021 annual conference of the AAS, which has been advocating for suicide prevention since 1968.The...

Seasonal Affective Disorder Jan 27, 2020

This time of the year in the Inland Northwest can be gray and moody because of the lack of natural light.Did you know that 20% of the population experiences some seasonal fluctuation in sleep and mood, and up to 10%...

Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct 2, 2019

Mental Illness Awareness Week is Oct. 7-13 and World Mental Health Day is Oct. 10, but at Frontier Behavioral Health we celebrate every day because we believe in recovery. Wear a green ribbon this month and learn about mental illness...

World Suicide Prevention Day Sep 10, 2019

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people between ages 10 and 24, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is much higher than the general population where it is the 10th leading...

Looking For Answers: What We Know About Mass Shootings Aug 6, 2019

Studies show that a relatively small percentage of violent crimes are perpetrated by people with diagnosed mental health issues and that gun access - not mental health symptoms - is the primary predictor of firearm violence. "It's really just scapegoating...

Oregon Students Can Take 'Mental Health Days' Jul 23, 2019

Oregon will allow students to take 'mental health days' just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law that experts say is one of the first...