Mental Health Today
Woman sentenced to prison for killing roommate after pleading guilty with mental condition
— Laura Darlene Northrup, 62, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for murdering her roommate Stephanie Haskett-Carrasco at a Sandy shelter for the medically vulnerable. Northrup pleaded guilty with a mental…
Man who attacked strangers during mental health crisis sentenced to prison
— Garrett Thomas Stewart, 36, was sentenced to zero to five years in prison for aggravated assault after attacking a woman and her family in Salt Lake City during a mental health crisis. The judge cited community safety…
Voices: I’m a teacher learning how to treat gunshot wounds. I’m begging for a different reality.
— A South Jordan teacher describes the trauma of being trained to respond to school shootings, criticizing the lack of mental health funding and lax gun laws, and calling for systemic change to prevent such violence.
Proposal to create 3-digit hotline for survivors of sexual abuse
— State Senator Heidi Balderree is working on a bill to create a 3-digit emergency hotline for sexual abuse survivors in Utah, with Elizabeth Smart supporting the push.More: KSL , KSL's Inside Sources All 3 reports