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.
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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.
A ‘sleepy little town’ awakens with new housing and community gathering space
An idea conceived nearly 10 years ago, Delhi Towne Square is part of a movement toward people-oriented places that offer the benefits of being part of a community.
Our schools have become a chief source of treatment – and concern – for youth mental health
Schools have become critical places to identify mental health concerns, but they're also a major source of stress.
The Norwood Plan: Strengthening the city’s connections
The Congress for New Urbanism sponsored a plan to reconnect neighborhoods disconnected by the automobile-focused planning of the previous century.
Finding and affording mental health care is a struggle for many families and children
A shortage of providers means kids in need of care must wait or don’t receive it at all.
In North Bend, a tiny village has big plans for a riverfront park and historic site
The William Henry Harrison Riverfront Park would be an $11 million project that pays homage to the history of the site, the stories of Harrison and his family, the indigenous people who populated the Ohio and Miami valleys, and the importance of the Ohio River to the region’s history and culture.
National Park Service awards major grant to historic African American cemetery
United American Cemetery is the final resting place and a memorial to the lives of dozens of people who were leading figures of Cincinnati’s Black history.
Safe spaces: Collective action emerges on the crisis in youth mental health
A new report lays the groundwork for a comprehensive community plan.
