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Idaho Falls Protest Urges Restoration of Mental Health Funding
11/23/2025
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Story summary
- A protest in Idaho Falls on Saturday drew several hundred members to urge preserving peer support behavioral health services amid federal funding cuts.
- Organizers highlighted the severe impact of the cuts on mental health services and patients.
- Advocates, including Stephanie Taylor Thompson, started a petition urging public officials to restore funding and support community-based mental health.