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Health & Science Emily Rice,

Free Mental Health Resources Online For All Students, Parents In W.Va.

According to the CDC, adolescent mental health in the U.S. was worsening before the COVID-19 pandemic, and now, the nation’s youth is experiencing a mental health crisis. At the beginning of the year,...

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Health & Science Chris Schulz,

WVU Professor Discusses Mental Health Resources For Rural Communities

Youth in rural communities are just as likely to exhibit risky behaviors as their urban and suburban peers, but may have less access to help. 

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Health & Science Chris Schulz,

New Child Psychiatric Hospital Opens In Wheeling

A new psychiatric hospital focusing on children and adolescents opened Monday in the Northern Panhandle. 

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Health & Science Randy Yohe,

W.Va. DHHR Launches 'Kids Thrive' Children’s Mental Health Support Program

During Gov. Jim Justice’s Monday coronavirus briefing, Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch talked about the new Kids Thrive collaborative.

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Changing our Approach to Children's Mental Health

A California advocacy organization is trying to reinvent America’s approach to children’s mental health. The idea is to remove mental health care from the…

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