Mental Health

In Episode 5: Mental Health & The “Be Kind” Hotline, peace of mind is in short supply in 2020. But resources are available, and the best help may simply be a kind voice on the other end of the line.

In Episode 4: Anxiety With A Capital A, we hear how the pandemic has exacerbated problems for people struggling with mental and/or physical illnesses. For many, quarantines and lockdowns made an already difficult situation far worse.

Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he noticed a problem after visiting dozens of classrooms with masked students.

The coronavirus has exasperated pre-existing mental health problems and now the City of Tallahassee, local law enforcement and the areas primary mental health hospital are trying to address it.

The Florida Department of Education is making $2 million available to rural counties across the state to increase access to telehealth to provide mental-health services for schoolchildren.

One person dies by suicide every two hours in Florida on average, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in Florida overall.

Tallahassee Community College has announced a partnership with Miracle Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for a week of service. TCC students are asked to write letters, send a greeting card, or draw a picture for a senior resident at Miracle Hill by this Thursday at 4 p.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and child-welfare advocates are warning about the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on some families.

The number of calls coming into the 211 Big Bend hotline increased by about 70% for the month of March compared with last year. The organization offers…

A bill to make peer support more confidential among first responders is heading to the governor's desk.Lawmakers are hoping to encourage first responders…