May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Renee Shaw talks with Marcie Timmerman, executive director of Mental Health America of Kentucky, about recent policies advancing mental health in Kentucky and intervention strategies for preventing suicide.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Renee Shaw and her guests discuss the statistics of kids who suffer from abuse in Kentucky and some ways state organizations and policymakers are working to protect them. Guests include Shannon Moody, chief officer of strategic initiatives for Kentucky Youth Advocates and Sonja Grey, executive director of Exploited Children's Help Organization.
Kentucky educators share their classroom experiences since the COVID-19 outbreak and how they're addressing mental health concerns among their peers and students. Renee Shaw hosts.
PBS NewsHour's Laura Santhanam reports on a new study on drug overdose suicides in the American Journal of Psychiatry. From 2001 to 2019, intentional overdoses increased most steeply among the nation’s youngest generations, oldest generations and Black women, researchers found. Experts agree that the data undercounts the actual number of overdose suicides, and point out that the study measures incidents that occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Renee Shaw and guests discuss Kentucky's social services system. Guests include: State Rep. David Meade (R-Stanford), House Speaker Pro Tempore; Justin "Jay" Miller, Ph.D., dean of the University of Kentucky College of Social Work; Devin Reul, Louisville social worker; Austin Griffiths, Ph.D., director, Center for Child Welfare Education and Research at Western Kentucky University; and others.
Renee Shaw and psychologist Julie Cerel, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, discuss grief and mental health challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week marks a full year since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, and experts are increasingly concerned about the toll it is taking on the mental health of young people in the United States. With in-person classes closed for months for many students, there are also concerns the risks of youth suicide are being exacerbated. Stephanie Sy reports.
Ruchita Agrawal, M.D., associate chief medical officer for Seven Counties Services in Louisville, and Joseph Bargione, Ph.D., a former lead psychologist for 25 years with Jefferson County Public Schools and a leader with the Bounce Coalition, discuss mental health and wellness issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among young people.
College students have long been prone to stress, anxiety and depression. And three out of four Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 report poor mental health tied to the pandemic, according to the CDC. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of our ongoing series, “Rethinking College.”
Chances are the final weeks of 2020 look markedly different than what you would’ve predicted back in January, and regardless of your circumstances, it’s likely that COVID-19 and other experiences from an unprecedented year are affecting your mental health. Here are some tips to help you manage your mental health and even celebrate the season during this difficult time, as well as resources to turn to if you or a loved one needs a hand.