Palm Harbor parents call for empathy, kindness after daughter dies by suicide days before start of senior year

McKenna Brown, 16, was a star athlete with a bright future, but just days before the start of her senior year at East Lake High School she took her own life. Her parents are now sounding the alarm on the needs surrounding teenage mental health.

Election seasons are stressful; here are ways to cope

With midterms well underway and the next presidential election right around the corner, here are some tips on how to stay sane through election season.

Many parents are stressed about back-to-school expenses; how to talk to your kids about it

Polls show Americans are increasing anxious about inflation. For many parents, back-to-school costs are rising, and so is their stress level. A Decatur, Georgia, counselor share some tips on how to talk to kids about finances.

Mother sues Facebook, claiming harm to addicted teenage daughter

Cecelia Tesch says her 13-year-old daughter suffers from an eating disorder, depression and other mental health problems after six years of using Facebook.

Even the simplest form of exercise can help with an aging brain, research hints

The U.S. study compared sedentary older adults assigned aerobic exercises or a simple stretching routine, along with group classes and instructors to keep them engaged.

Officers, motorist save man threatening to jump from College Park overpass

Lt. Cody Smith and his partner, Officer Larry Stalling, responded to a man in distress on the overpass at Airport Boulevard overlooking I-85 near Atlanta’s airport.

Is too much sun giving you the blues?

Do you feel down now that the days are longer? Doctors call it reverse seasonal affective disorder.

988 hotline to simplify access to emotional distress and suicidal crisis resources

Beginning Saturday July 16th, "988" will be a new number available to callers in the United States who are experiencing suicidal crises or emotional distress. Folks in need of care will be able to call, text or chat the simplified number and get access to trained counselors who are part of the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network. 

Line dancing offers Atlanta seniors an escape from pandemic isolation

No group may have been hit harder by the pandemic than seniors. The group at highest risk of dying of complications of the coronavirus, many have be sidelined at home, cut off from their social and support networks. But, at Oak Street Health in Decatur, Georgia, line dancing classes are helping seniors reconnect with each other and the world around them.

People more unhappy, stressed out than ever worldwide, poll finds

A new poll reflects that stress and worry for people reached a higher rate in 2021 compared to the emotions most felt at the start of the pandemic.