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Data from last year show a growing percentage of Kentucky children and teens report struggling with depression or anxiety, largely driven by social media use. A new online toolkit from Mental Health America aims to provide information, tips and resources for young people, caregivers and school personnel on how to protect kids' mental health in a digital world. Marcie Timmerman, Mental Health America Kentucky's executive director, said having resources to spot early warning signs can help families get off to a good start this school year, when many households are adjusting to new patterns and...

Advocates for mental health in Maine say the stigma of suicide often prevents those most at risk from getting the help they need. The CDC reports despite a decline in suicide deaths for those younger than 25 last year, total suicide deaths increased to nearly 50,000 Joyce Morrissette, clinical suicide-prevention specialist with NAMI Maine, said suicide is a preventable tragedy and that talking to someone in distress about suicide does not trigger them to act but, instead, starts a conversation. "In order to have a public health approach to suicide, we need to be able to acknowledge...

In rural states such as North Dakota, accessing mental-health care can be extremely difficult. Federal officials say it's even worse when someone's benefits for such care are improperly denied. They're ramping up enforcement under a law aimed to address the issue. ...

By Nathalia Teixeira for Kent State News Lab.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. The "STAR room," or Student Tranquility Amygdala Reset Room, is a place to self-regulate at Euclid Middle School in Euclid and Kinder Elementary School in Miamisburg. The student checks in and the Student Assistance Program (SAP) - which connects students with resources in order to remove obstacles to learning - records where they are. ...

The Allen Parish School Board is deadlocked again tonight in its vote for a new superintendent.