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MANKATO — A new webpage that provides easy access to mental health resources is now available for local residents.

MANKATO — A report released Tuesday shows persistent, and in some cases widening, disparities among rural and urban residents when it comes to the most common preventable early deaths.

Young Minnesotans are struggling with their mental health, so much so that experts are calling it the second pandemic. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with experts about what that struggling looks and sounds like, and how you can help.

Minnesota’s rural communities face increased rates of suicide compared to their urban counterparts. Mental health professionals don’t know why but say the startling statistic shows the need for mental health care services in the state’s rural reaches.   “There is very little empirical evidence to suggest why there is a disparity,” said Thad Shunkwiler, founding director […]

“People don't go from feeling well to suicidal overnight. And so there are many opportunities to intervene along the way.”