mental health

The county adopted the idea of friendship benches from Zimbabwe. It aims to address social isolation by bringing trained health workers into underserved parts of the community.

The Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance aims to plug gaps in rural mental health resources. A recently launched survey is the first step to understanding how rural residents cope with stress.

A Warren barber is integrating mental health resources into his haircuts. More Ohio barbershops are planning to follow suit.

Residents in East Palestine are not only grappling with the potential physical impacts of the controlled chemical burn; they’re also struggling with anxiety in the wake of the traumatic event.

Ohio’s rural areas struggle with access to mental health care providers. Kent State University’s new social work degree hopes to build a bigger workforce.

The pandemic exacerbated rural mental health care gaps. A state program is trying to help.

The governor wants to make mental and behavioral health services a priority in the new General Assembly.

The goal of a new bill is to improve access to service to the 500,000 Ohioans who seek mental health services every year.

An informational website and a streamlined call center are being touted as vital resources while the state raises awareness of problem gambling and suicide prevention.

Millions of Ohioans are staying home as ordered, as schools have closed, employers have ordered them to work remotely and entertainment options have been…