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Region leads state in youth suicidal planning, attempts

Suicidal thoughts, planning and attempt rates for 10th graders in southcentral Kentucky were among the highest in the ... Read more

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Area teachers training to become ‘mental health first-aiders’

When Amber Bryant attended a youth mental health first aid training session Wednesday at the Green River Regional ... Read more

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City, county schools see drops in chronically absent students

Fewer students in the Bowling Green Independent School District and Warren County Public Schools were chronically absent this ... Read more

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Schools, agencies promote student mental health

Between bullying, abuse and even school shootings, teachers don’t always know the best way to respond to whatever ... Read more

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City schools begin training in mental health support for students

Bowling Green Independent School District officials are learning how to better support students affected by traumatic experiences and ... Read more

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Superintendent alerts parents to Netflix teen-suicide series

A Netflix series about a teenage girl’s suicide spurred Warren County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton to inform ... Read more

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Proposed bill could help keep mentally ill out of hospitals while receiving assisted outpatient treatment

A Louisville lawmaker is, for the fourth time, attempting to address mental health care in Kentucky with proposed ... Read more

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Health disparities abound across racial, ethnic groups in Kentucky

Local medical professionals believe that results of a 2011-13 study, the latest data available, by the Foundation for ... Read more

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WKU freshman to speak about mental health in Washington, D.C.

When Brendan Ward was in the third grade growing up in Memphis, he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity ... Read more