NAMI: Walk together for suicide prevention
For more than 15 years, the SPAN suicide prevention walk gave people in our community a place to gather, remember, grieve, and speak openly about something too often carried in silence. Sadly, that walk is no longer taking place. But the need it answered has not gone away — and in Kootenai County, that need remains personal and urgent.
Suicide remains a major public health concern. In 2024, 48,824 Americans died by suicide, and the national suicide rate was 13.7 per 100,000 people. Idaho continues to rank among states with higher suicide rates. Local public profiles for Kootenai County, using pooled 2019–2023 data or state fallback comparisons, point to about 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people. That number represents families, friends, coworkers, classmates, veterans, neighbors, and loved ones whose lives matter beyond measure.
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