September 28, 2023 - Eastern Standard  

Mental health issues, exacerbated by the conditions of the pandemic, are becoming evident in schools, from first grade through college. For the postsecondary perspective, we hear from EKU Dean of Students Lara Vance.

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And, in the debut of a new series on youth mental health, host Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, talks with Bellarmine University Assistant Professor of Education, Dr. Tommy Wells.

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This edition also features details of a production of “Every Brilliant Thing,” themed on a young boy’s experience of his mother’s suicide attempt and a list he creates of every brilliant thing in the world as reasons for living.

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Helping non-profits working against opioid addiction win critical funding is the aim of a new partnership between the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the state. We get details from Foundation chair, Marianne Smith Edge.

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Lexington city arborist Heather Wilson details Tree Week ’23.

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