Author: Haley Potter
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Rooted & Rising: Supporting Mental Health in Rural Kentucky
Mental wellness is an important part of living a healthy, meaningful life. Experiencing good mental health helps people handle stress, build healthy relationships, and care for themselves and others. An increased understanding of mental health positively impacts how people think, feel, and act in their daily lives and results in improved overall well-being. When mental…
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Loneliness and Isolation: Unseen Barriers for People with Disabilities
Just like anyone else, people with disabilities experience mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, as well as feelings of loneliness and isolation. Merge, an HDI project focused on mental health, interviewed people with disabilities and mental health conditions across Kentucky to learn more about their experiences. People with disabilities get stressed about everyday life,…