Tag Archives: Depression

The latest report of the mental health of Tennessee Teenagers shows the ongoing impacts of the COVID shutdown, according to a local mental health expert. The Tennessee Coalition of Children and Youth reported increases in all categories of suicidal thoughts in Tennessee high schoolers. The study reported that nearly 30 percent of high schoolers said their mental health was not ... Read More »

Firefighters experience post-traumatic stress disorder at much higher rates than the general population. Derrick Edwards is Principal Investigator of the Tennessee Tech Responder Health Lab. He said PTSD can be very challenging to diagnose in firefighters because they are already dealing with highly stressful situations on a regular basis. Edwards said it is important to separate PTSD from the standard ... Read More »

Local mental health experts said depression and anxiety have been more common among men since COVID began. Dale Hollow Mental Health Director Anne Stamps spoke at Livingston’s Monthly COVID update Monday. Stamps said six million men each year are affected by a mental illness. Stamps said depression and anxiety can manifest differently for men. “With anxiety, men may experience anger ... Read More »

The Putnam County School system is seeing younger and younger students experiencing mental health issues. Director of Schools Corby King said having a $250 million dollar investment from the state into student mental health services will help expand what the system already does. King said this issue predates the pandemic, but has been heightened during it. “We are fortunate in ... Read More »

Tennessee loses more people to suicide every year than car and motorcycle wrecks combined, and more than prescription opioids. Upper Cumberland Regional Director for the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network Mike Anderson said, September is about breaking the stigma of asking for help with mental health. While also asking community members to step up and ask a person they think might ... Read More »