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The Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance recently released the results of its farm stress survey. Its findings hope to improve mental health care for farmers.
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At a time when hospitals across the state are closing maternity wards, southeast Ohio is getting a new one. Memorial Health System broke ground Tuesday on the region’s first women and children’s hospital.
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Studies suggest postpartum depression affects between 13 and 20% of new moms, but many don’t get the mental health care they need. New research aims to reduce barriers to postpartum care in rural Ohio.
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Caregiving, whether for small children or aging parents, comes with significant emotional and financial challenges. Recent research examines the economic and social impacts of the role.
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Many times, small towns don’t have the support system to aid people returning from prison. Coalitions are forming in rural counties to help.
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The Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts will visit Ohio this week in an effort to better understand how to serve the state’s rural communities.
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Nearly one in five people in Morgan County in eastern Ohio is food insecure, even though the area is surrounded by farmland. New money from the state hopes to address that problem.
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Nearly a year after legislators made school vouchers available to all Ohio families, the program's use still lags in rural Ohio. Advocates are pushing to increase school choice in small towns.
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On June 12, 2023, Ohio’s public radio stations launched a new effort to expand reporting around the state. One year in, the newsroom has reported 245 stories from 53 counties, with more on the horizon.
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Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works opened in 1874. Today, the walls are lined with tools from that time, and it still rings with the sounds of crackling fire and swinging hammers as workers craft copper kettles.