Listen The Davidson County Sheriff has started construction on a facility that will force the local criminal justice system to change how it treats people with a mental illness. But at its official groundbreaking this week, the sheriff admitted he still has some convincing to do.
Vanderbilt Study Of Teen Suicides Advises Extra Caution When Summer Break Ends
Listen A Vanderbilt researcher says the country needs more counselors in schools to respond to a staggering rise in suicidal teens. Pediatrician Greg Plemmons’ study published in the journal Pediatrics finds that more than twice the number of school-age children are being hospitalized for suicide attempts or thoughts, compared to a decade ago. The heaviest […]
Intensive Mental Health Aid Expands For High-Needs Kids In Rural Tennessee
A program to assist desperate parents in rural Tennessee is expanding to DeKalb and half a dozen other counties. The initiative, which is already operating in Putnam and Coffee counties, establishes a two-person support team — a care coordinator and a family support specialist, who is often the parent of a child with a mental […]
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