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A group of Bosnian students and teachers are leaving Dayton, Ohio tomorrow to return home. And thanks to the Dayton Mediation Center, the Students are armed with a new social engagement projects to make their communities better.
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Barbers and cosmetologists from across Montgomery County attended a training held by Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services focussing on suicide prevention.
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Sometimes all you need to get through a tough time is patience. Springfield High School producer, Jayce Jensen tells us why we, should never give up.
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As competition for low-wage workers heats up, residential treatment centers across the U.S. are suffering from staff shortages. When the facilities that care for the nation’s most vulnerable youth are short-staffed, the consequences can be dire.
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On Tuesday, The Dayton Metro Library kicked off Black History Month with an interactive exhibition put together by The Gem City Selfie Museum.
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People who have threatened to harm themselves can be placed on what’s known as suicide watch, where they’re constantly monitored by a mental health professional. But in some prisons, suicide watch works differently.
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The Crisis Now Hotline will connect callers experiencing mental health emergencies to local resources.
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Hospital leader says doctors and nurses are dealing with increased encounters with family members and loved ones of patients.
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The holiday season can be full of joy and merriment, but it can also bring disappointments, arguments, and stress, said Phil Buck, a social worker for the YMCA of Greater Cleveland. Expectations of the perfect holiday can be one of the main drivers of this stress, Buck said. “We work very hard to make the holidays look like a Hallmark commercial, and sometimes they don’t, and that can be very stressful,” he said. The holidays usually aren’t perfect. Instead they can be messy and not go as we expect, he said.
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Libraries play a central role in many communities, providing books and information and helping people navigate challenges. Increasingly, those challenges are beyond the scope of what librarians are trained to handle — like housing insecurity and mental illness. To meet the need, some libraries are hiring social workers.
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We begin a brand new season of Dayton Youth Radio with a story from a local high school senior who deals with his apprehensiveness about WYSO’s youth radio program.
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Months long waitlists, out-of-pocket costs and a burgeoning mental health crisis is pushing care out of reach for some families.