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Mental health is finally getting the attention it deserves

By Julie Mack

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Kalamazoo

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October 23, 2023

The 2023 SWMJC Mental Wellness Project produced packages of stories focusing on: the mental health of caregivers, published in March; issues around youth mental health, published in June; and mental health workforce issues, published in August. Our final series this year is The Science and Art of Well-being: Innovations and best practices in mental health care. This package features four solutions journalism stories, all of which Watershed Voicewill publish this week.

Depression and anxiety on the rise for youth: Local approaches aim to address the mental health needs of kids 

By Julie Mack

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Kalamazoo

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April 11, 2023

The Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative, through its Mental Wellness Project, is profiling six approaches that address the issue through its new solutions-focused reporting series, A Way Through: Strategies for Youth Mental Health.

Young caregivers need more support. There’s an app for that.

By Julie Mack

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Kalamazoo

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February 23, 2023

A recent survey of caregivers under age 30, commissioned by the New York-Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative, found 53% said caregiving had taken a toll on their mental and/or physical health.  Young caregivers need more support but where will it come from? There's an app for that.