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Utah Board of Education creates $1.8M grant program to fight teen suicide, despite worries about secularism and government overreach

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Suicide-prevention advocates covered the steps of the Utah Capitol with 600 pairs of shoes in Feb. 21, 2017, to representing the lives lost to suicide annually in the state. On Thursday, the Utah Board of Education approved $1.8 million in grants to fund partnerships between Utah’s school districts and mental health agencies.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Suicide-prevention advocates covered the steps of the Utah Capitol with 600 pairs of shoes in Feb. 21, 2017, to representing the lives lost to suicide annually in the state. On Thursday, the Utah Board of Education approved $1.8 million in grants to fund partnerships between Utah’s school districts and mental health agencies.