This year’s KIDS COUNT Data Book shows Mississippi is improving in most of the areas that are measured for children’s well-being. But the state still ranks 48th in the country. A focus of the report is on how the various factors are impacting children’s mental health.
Less than three weeks after a deputy-involved shooting, community leaders request the Forrest County Board of Supervisors to fund more training on how to interact with mental health patients.
For the second time this week, the Marion County School District has teamed up with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department to host an "active shooter" exercise.
Now that abortions are illegal here in Mississippi, health officials in the Pine Belt are sharing insight on the different medications that can help prevent pregnancies.
As Minority Mental Health Month comes to a close, one Pine Belt school district wants parents and students to know mental health resources are available.
Mississippi is one of the last states to identify a case of monkeypox. But now public health officials are explaining what the next steps are since the first reported case. They aren’t revealing where the state’s first case is located but say the individual got it out of state. And it doesn’t seem they’ve given it to anyone else in Mississippi.
Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered an “uncommon bacteria that causes melioidosis,’ in soil samples from the coast of Mississippi.
Headlines of President Biden’s positive COVID test today have many wondering what’s going on with the virus. So, we’re looking at the status of cases and hospitalizations here in the Magnolia State.
Language barriers can often prevent people from accessing resources like those needed to treat mental health issues. However, one Pine Belt group is finding ways to cross the language barrier for Spanish-speaking communities.
COVID-19 cases are up across Mississippi, and the spike is being felt on the Coast. When COVID-19 cases rise, you usually see more people wearing masks, and that was the case on Thursday at Edgewater Mall.
The Mississippi governor praised the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) efforts to alleviate the effects of the nationwide formula shortage.
As we roll through July, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the total number of COVID cases is starting to resemble another spike.
As food prices continue to increase, Mississippians over 60 years old can connect to services that provide socialization, nutrition and contribute to the overall health and well-being of older individuals.
About one dozen young men from the Hub City are participating in an annual summer camp that mixes games and field trips with classes on self-esteem and leadership.
