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County health staff flag rising youth anxiety and depression, announce $311,000 children's mental-health award
Summary
County health presenters reported higher youth symptoms on statewide surveys (nearly 50% reporting some depression symptoms), described gaps in crisis-response capacity and early-intervention work, and announced a pending $311,000 grant to support the county's children's mental-health initiative.
County health and human-services staff briefed the board on children's mental-health case management and related services, reporting a substantial increase in self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms among youth in recent surveys. Presenters (introduced on the record) said survey items show nearly half of youth reporting at least some depression symptoms and noted limits in local crisis-response capacity; staff described plans to expand in-home and early-intervention services to address gaps.
Staff also announced a grant award that will provide approximately $311,000 to continue the county's children's mental-health initiative pending formal paperwork. Staff asked whether the board preferred a separate formal acceptance when the grant documents are available; administrators indicated they would circulate the paperwork through the usual board packet process. "That's nearly 50 percent of youth experiencing some depression symptoms," one presenter told the board when summarizing survey results.
