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Ashley Swon is a counselor who lives in Moberly and works at Crossroads Counseling LLC based in Fayette. She spoke about the benefits of this home-based care and of giving families skills that help them stay together.
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People languish for an average of 14 months in jail before receiving the mental health treatment that could allow them to stand trial
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Nathan Gilbert is a college student in Columbia who has borderline personality disorder, or BPD – a mental health condition that impacts a person’s ability to manage their emotions and can lead to tumultuous relationships. He spoke about his BPD diagnosis and how the condition impacts his life, but does not define him.
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Dr. Taylor Miller is a veterinarian and mental health professional with Not One More Vet, a group that’s working to combat the high rate of suicide in the field of veterinary medicine. Research shows that veterinarians are twice as likely as other medical professionals, and four times more likely than the general population to die by suicide.
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Nathan Gilbert is a 20-year-old college junior at the University of Missouri. He's also a bisexual transgender man who spoke about the “really long time” it's taken him to embrace and celebrate his entire identity.
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Missouri has received almost $6 million in federal funding to expand mental health and substance use disorder services.
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Janet Thompson, a Democrat, is running for a fourth four-year term as a commissioner representing District II, which covers the east side of Columbia and roughly the northern half of Boone County.
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For every 100,000 births in Missouri between 2017 and 2021, more than 32 people died because of pregnancy-related complications — an average of 70 deaths annually.
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The Department of Mental Health said the number of people waiting in jail to be transferred to psychiatric hospitals will continue to rise because inpatient beds are at capacity.
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Doctors say parents should start getting their students back into a routine before the first day of school.