Arkansas ranks near the bottom in the U.S. for overall child well-being, according to the latest Kids Count Databook from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report looks at metrics concerning kids' health, economic prospects, and overall wellness across the country. Ozark's at Large's Daniel Caruth spoke with Annie E. Casey CEO Lisa Hamilton about the new report.
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Porter County, Indiana, has expanded its problem-solving courts to include a mental health court for teens, the first of its kind in the state. “You just see an explosion in anxiety and depression right now, and especially the social phobias,” said Alison Cox, the county’s director of juvenile detention services and the court’s administrator, adding much of that stems from isolation during the .
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