Mental health kits available

COLFAX –– More than 800 mental wellness-focused Care Kits have been created for children, adults and seniors.

Kits include rock painting, extreme dot-to-dots, word finds, jigsaw puzzles and more along with healthy recipes and local resources.

The Innovia Foundation funded the kits through a $10,000 grant to Whitman County Library Rural Library District.

The district, in collaboration with Council on Aging and Human Services, Palouse River Counseling and Whitman Hospital, designed hands-on activities to help recipients relax, revive and reduce stress.

Kits are being distributed through Whitman...