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How do you get a rural doc? Launch a rural med school

The Medical College of Wisconsin launched a central Wisconsin campus 10 years ago. The effort offers lessons for University of Minnesota officials to consider as they prepare to open a new medical school campus in St. Cloud in 2025.

Depolarization

What does it take to bridge divides among family and friends? Listening, and then some

St. Cloud will host a free workshop Saturday morning on Skills for Bridging the Divide from depolarization group Braver Angels.

Social Issues

Firearm safety is key to veteran suicide prevention – here's why

Part 4: We have to talk firearm safety when we cover veteran suicide prevention.

A friend of a veteran in crisis the veteran to services during an intervention spurred. (Nikki Wolgamott for Project Optimist

Social Issues

Here's where to get connected after launching a veteran suicide intervention

Part 3: A key step in a veteran suicide intervention is all about connection.

Social Issues

The VA helps prevent suicides with a process that starts with a question

Part 2 in our veteran suicide prevention series: The question that starts an intervention.