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Advocates Push for Youth Mental Health Solutions Amid Crisis

3/26/2025

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Haley Amering, a passionate mental health advocate from Rochester, N.Y., champions the importance of early intervention for youth facing mental health challenges. Meanwhile, Johnson County, Kansas, responds to alarming youth opioid use with fresh funding aimed at prevention and parental support. Advocates unite in calling for heightened awareness and resources to tackle the escalating mental health crises among adolescents, worsened by poverty and the pandemic.

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Haley Amering, a passionate mental health advocate from Rochester, N.Y., champions the importance of early intervention for youth facing mental health challenges. Meanwhile, Johnson County, Kansas, responds to alarming youth opioid use with fresh funding aimed at prevention and parental support. Advocates unite in calling for heightened awareness and resources to tackle the escalating mental health crises among adolescents, worsened by poverty and the pandemic.