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She called the number on her syllabus offering counseling. No one picked up.
From the WBEZ
Isabelle Dizon describes her transition to college as “messy.” She went from a public high school to a private art school that was far less diverse and cost too much, she said. The expense was stressful and she couldn’t connect with her new classmates, most of whom were more well off. Navigating the social scene over Zoom and from behind masks at the height of the pandemic made her feel even more disconnected.
High need, low accessibility: Oglethorpe County residents face barriers to mental health care, even as teens and schools are willing to have the conversation
From The Oglethorpe Echo/the Cox Institute’s Journalism Writing Lab at the University of Georgia
Sonja Thompson Roach remembers the moment last year when a photographer took photos and interviewed her son and his friends for a Time magazine story on mental health and teens.
The photo and interview shoot in her Northeast Georgia home required absolute quiet for the audio and the right time of day for the lighting.
For many Black sickle cell patients, care must reach deeper
From The Daily Memphian
In Memphis, Black patients with an inherited blood disorder carry trauma from the dismissal of their chronic pain and severity of symptoms.
“Sickle cell is a very aggressive, traumatizing and difficult disease to live with,” said April Ward-McGrory, 42, a lifelong resident of this city on the Mississippi River in southwest Tennessee.
State leaders misled public about scope of Medicaid fraud crisis
From the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
In the 10 months since Arizona officials announced an investigation into massive Medicaid billing fraud, they’ve maintained the abuse was mostly limited to a small share of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System: behavioral health providers that exploited the agency’s fee-for-service plans.
Mental health issues complicate treatment for sickle cell patients
From The Daily Memphian
April Ward-McGrory is a sickle cell patient, double amputee and advocate for those living with sickle cell disease.Black patients in Memphis with sickle cell disease often report being misdiagnosed or treated as drug seekers when they show up in emergency rooms during pain crises.
When children are rushed to the hospital in Memphis, trauma counselors are there waiting for them
From The Institute for Public Service Reporting
An errant bullet fired from a street in South Memphis last year hit 16-year-old Evan sitting inside his home watching TV. The bullet tore a hole through his arm and leg.
Instantly, before anyone could call 911 — even before the teenager was fully aware of what had happened — first responders in his brain and body rushed into action.