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Linda Bove looks over pictures of her son, Hector, with grandchildren Gavin and Kaila at their home near Bulverde.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Family look at pictures of Hector Bove’s life at the home of brother Christian, top left, near Bulverde.Robin Jerstad / ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Gavin Bove loos over pictures of his uncle Hector Bove s life on the picnic table of his home near Bulverde.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Members of the Bove family, (clockwise from lower left) Christian, Gavin, Donald, Linda, Kaila, and Meagan look over pictures of Hector Bove s life on the picnic table of Christian s home near Bulverde.Robin Jerstad, San Antonio Express-News / ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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At Riley Hospital for Children there s been a jump in emergency room visits related to mental health and suicide. From March to December, these visits increased 61 percent compared to the same months in 2019.
Hilary Blake, a psychologist at the Indianapolis hospital, says there is a mental health crisis in Indiana.
“I think COVID has shone light on it, but I think the mental health crisis has been here for a while unfortunately, in the state of Indiana,” she says. “We don t have enough providers, specifically psychiatrists to help with children with mental health needs.”
Blake says closing schools due to the pandemic has affected students’ mental health.
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The workshop, provided by the Wyoming Department of Health, will be staged at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Buffalo, and will teach how to recognize an at-risk individual, make a plan to help, and identify resources available to help, among other skills.
The workshop has limited enrollment, and is normally $275 to attend the two-day training, but enrollment costs have been covered with prevention grant funding through the Department of Health.
Trainers for the workshop are provided by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Wyoming Chapter.
The workshop will be presented on Wednesday, February 24
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