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Rochester pledges to release more footage of incident with girl Tim Craig and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post Feb. 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Officials in Rochester, N.Y., said Tuesday that they expect to release additional police body camera footage involving the officers who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl, a case that is sparking outrage over how law enforcement agencies respond to people who might be having an emotional or mental health episode. Two videos of the incident were released over the weekend, followed by the suspension of three officers. City spokesman Ju...

SALT LAKE CITY – When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having an anxiety atta ...

When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having an anxiety attack. The idea of going to sleepovers or being home alone left her feeling panicked. Corroon’s anxiety grew even more during high school in Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah when the pressures of getting into college left her in tears at school or toiling for hours on assignments. Corroon, now 20, has struggled with her mental health since fourth grade, and she’s not alone.

More states may allow mental health days as excused absences for students Updated Jan 30, 2021; Posted Jan 30, 2021 Sophie Corroon, a sophomore at the University of Washington, poses for a photo on the school's campus Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Seattle. Corroon helped work on proposed legislation in her home state of Utah to allow students to take mental health days to lessen stigma and help reduce youth suicide. Lawmakers in Utah and Arizona have proposed bills that would add "mental or behavioral" health to the list of excused absences for students. Similar legislation has passed in Oregon...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having an anxiety attack. The idea of going to sleepovers or being home alone left her feeling panicked. Corroon’s anxiety grew even more during high school in Salt Lake City, when the pressures of getting into college left her in tears at school or toiling for hours on assignments. Corroon, now 20, has struggled with her mental health since fourth grade, and she’s not alone. And now, the coronavirus pandemic has multiplied the pressures on kids — many have s...