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WFHB Local News – May 14th, 2025


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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 14th, 2025.

Later in the program, Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, “The Bottom Five” on Better Beware – our weekly consumer-watchdog segment. More following today’s feature.

But first, Deep Dive:

This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re looking into the rising concern of declining teen mental health.

Content warning: this story mentions mental health struggles and suicide.

The American Psychiatric Association and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services both report nationwide rising rates of anxiety, depression, and social isolation.

Indiana teens are facing a record number of anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide. Systems that are meant to support them – schools, families and healthcare providers – are struggling to keep up.

From the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the widespread use of social media and a lack of adequate support, young people live in unprecedented times. To find out more on the mental health crisis many young people face, WFHB News spoke with counselors, concerned parents, and others working to combat mental health challenges among the youth today.

You’ve been listening to Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. We are going to keep diving into Teen Mental Health and looking at a local level of how the younger generations are doing here in Monroe County. To read the full article, written by Becky Hill; and photographed by Benedict Jones, visit LimestonePostMagazine.com.

Up next, “Bottom Five” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.

Credits:

You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.

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