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To catch teen mental health problems early, two big health systems add experts to doctors’ offices
With counselors embedded in pediatric practices, access to mental health care is faster and more informed.
Longtime neighborhood gathering spot bought and reopened by patrons
They didn’t just mourn its closing. They saw an opportunity.
Mariemont marks a milestone anniversary by honoring its founder’s vision
To commemorate its centennial, and leave a lasting legacy in the village, Mariemont leaders focused on improving shared community assets.
Case for Cities book, exploring themes of urban life and social justice, is published
The book, through a series of essays, examines the idea that cities can hold the keys to a more sustainable, equitable, and healthier nation.
With the help of supercomputing, Children’s researchers aim to identify mental illness earlier
Combining artificial intelligence and supercomputing with information from millions of patient encounters, Children’s researchers compute the likelihood of mental illness.
Metro’s sales tax increase can improve streets, sidewalks, bridges in the county’s small towns
Tens of millions have been awarded to projects outside the city of Cincinnati, making the tax a significant source of funding for small towns.
Something to say: Powerful self-expression supports mental health in teens
Giving voice to teens and creating ways to express themselves is seen as one way to head off depression, anxiety, even suicide among youth.
Together again: Towns work to reconnect neighborhoods divided by trains and automobiles
Six neighboring communities are figuring out how to restore the small-town connections they enjoyed before the interstate highway and the railroad carved them up.
How to bridge the gaps in mental health care? One way is students helping students
Peer counselors, youth advisory boards, and student researchers are filling gaps in the mental health network, serving as sounding boards, gathering information, and practicing early intervention.
