mental health

John Albers was 17 and struggling with mental health issues when an Overland Park police officer shot him to death in 2018.

An Overland Park mother's years-long fight for transparency and better police training after the death of her son, how going to the eye doctor is different during a pandemic, and a new director takes over at the Kansas City Public Library.

Mental health providers say law enforcement can be an essential and unavoidable part of the system, when it comes to keeping workers safe and even coming across people who are in need of help.

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a slate of concerns for nurses and health care professionals. The physical danger posed by virus is just one of them.

A check-in on the the well-being of nurses working through the pandemic, incarcerated folks say health and safety recommendations are being ignored in Kansas prisons, and how a smartphone app could ease the labor of tracking positive COVID-19 cases.

The COVID-19 pandemic has farmers facing unprecedented challenges, and this has some worried about a mental health crisis in this community.

Officials say that in recent weeks calls have been less about coronavirus and more about food, housing and financial support.

Living under stay-at-home restrictions is hard enough. For many who have to do so alone, the lack of social interaction can strain the situation further.

Pandemic troubles for meat producers and packers, how those living on their own can maintain social health, Kansas City brewers work to stay afloat, and a Grandview High School junior gets a surprise celebration.

Segment 1: Hospitals in the capital city are within their capacity, but some residents bristle at stay-at-home orders.A large number of residents in…

Segment 1: Hospitals in the capital city are within their capacity, but some residents bristle at stay-at-home orders.A large number of residents in…

Mental health experts say that even people who remain physically healthy throughout the COVID-19 epidemic are already experiencing high levels of trauma,…