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Kinship Care
National Kinship Care Month
September is National Kinship Care Month, celebrating relatives and family friends who are raising children who can’t be with their birth parents.
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Call 988 for help with a behavioral health crisis
Idaho residents can now call or text 988 at any time to talk to a trained professional who can help them through a behavioral health crisis.
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Sept. 23: From DHW Director Dave Jeppesen: Project Filter helps Idahoans quit tobacco to live healthier lives
Sept. 20: Preventing suicides in Idaho during Suicide Prevention Month and every month
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News Updates

Community Program grants fully distributed, partners announced

Funding allocated to reach children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is fully distributed earlier than anticipated. No new applications for the Idaho Community Program grants will be accepted.

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Public Notices and Meetings

Public Meeting

Joint Health Care Access and Physician Incentive Grant Review Board to meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Sept. 27 at Hampton Inn and Suites, 7499 West Overland Road, Boise. Details are in the agenda. 

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