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As beneficial as it is to keep up with current events, too much political news can be detrimental to a person s mental health. Numerous studies are finding increased social divisiveness has contributed to growing stress levels among Americans. An American Psychological Association survey noted concern about the nation s future and social divisiveness are high-ranking stressors. .
Kentuckians who are deaf or hard-of-hearing face many challenges in accessing mental healthcare, and a new program aims to address the problem. Nearly 700,000 - or 16% - of Commonwealth residents are deaf or hard of hearing, according to the state. Brad Leedy - chief operating officer with Bridgehaven Mental Health Services - said the program, a partnership between Bridgehaven and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, has trained eight deaf individuals to be peer support specialists - all of whom have struggled with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and other diagnoses. .