Wyoming To Launch Intensive Community Suicide Prevention Program Through The PROSPER Project

Wyoming is launching a new intensive community suicide prevention program through the Proactive Reduction Of Suicides in Populations via Evidence-based Research (PROSPER) Project. According to planning documents released in April to the legislature, the program will take place as a pilot in Sweetwater, Sublette, Washakie, Park, and Campbell counties. It is part of the WY We Care initiative, which launched earlier in 2024.

The WY We Care initiative is a collaboration across three branches of state government, local community teams, and private sector provider organizations. The goal is to reduce Wyoming’s suicide rate, improve access to behavioral health . . .