Health + Wellness

Youth mental health is the focus of a new community-wide coalition

The group has released a 10-year plan to change practices, policies, and attitudes in schools, the mental health system, and the community at large.  

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Video NKU program empowers students to take leadership in addressing challenges [VIDEO]

Students share information and create connections as a way to form lasting bonds among peers.  

Video Putting youth at the center allows them to be seen, heard, and valued [VIDEO]

Nonprofit gives them a voice and empowers them to create change

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.

Adventure Crew youth during the annual Paddlefest event on the Ohio River as part of Soapbox's Amplifying Youth Voices series.
Video Adventure Crew gets teens out of the house to experience the joy of nature [VIDEO]

Outdoor activity can reduce stress, calm anger, decrease anxiety, and improve memory, attention, and regulate impulse control, research has shown.

Adventure Crew youth at Greenacres Equine Center, part of Soapbox's Amplifying Youth Voices series.
Video Exploring the outdoors can build confidence, reduce stress and calm anxiety in kids [VIDEO]

Mastering outdoor skills, and just having fun outside, can create the confidence kids need to deal with other challenging situations in their lives.

Here’s some cool spots to take the plunge before summer’s over

Make a splash at these and many other public pools in the region.

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.

The rustic 4.3-mile trail at Buzzardsroost Rock Preserve, located in Adams County, offers rolling terrain that shifts from open prairies to heavily wooded areas. Buzzardsroost first opened to the public in 1967.
Take a hike: 5 majestic trails in Greater Cincinnati

Outdoor enthusiast Tamara York is our trusty guide with tips to get properly prepared plus a free bonus hike too.   

Greater Cincinnati nonprofit organization, Cincinnati Black Theatre Company, is addressing gun violence on a community level with its "Shoot With a Camera" project featured in Soapbox's Amplifying Youth Voices series.
Video ‘Shoot With a Camera’ teaches a better way to aim and shoot [VIDEO]

"Shoot with a Camera," a project of the Cincinnati Black Theatre Company, teaches creativity, story telling, and constructive ways to manage emotions. 

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