NEWARK - Mental Health America of Licking County is accepting nominations for the Paddy Kutz Community Mental Health Award through Oct. 7. The award named for MHA’s longtime executive director honors those individuals and organizations that best represent Kutz’s commitment…
NEWARK - Treven Crothers admits he hasn't always made good choices. The Newark High School 10th-grader has made poor choices at school and at home. He's been to jail. But he's making changes. Graduating is a very important and memorable step…
NEWARK - Todd Feasel was 13 years old when his father died from suicide 30 years ago. He felt hopeless during that time, but he got through it with the love and support from family and his faith. He's now the clinical…
Welcome to the 2016-17 school year – it’s off to a steamy start. Does the start of the new school year fill a child you know with dread and anxiety? Do the academic and social pressures of high school make…
NEWARK - Mental Health of Licking County will hold a walk and candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for suicide prevention awareness at Flory Park. T-shirts are available to the first 75 registrants. Candles will be lit to honor loved…
MHA Board Member Maura Horgan talks about STEM initiative in Newark City Schools. NEWARK - As the Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for Newark City Schools, Maura Horgan’s job is to listen to what students want to study. And…
NEWARK - Employers are helping educate students and educators are helping students find jobs as the collaboration between schools and business deepens in Licking County. Still, few are satisfied that everything is being done to match students with future employers or careers. Almost…
NEWARK - Mental Health America and the Newark Wildcats are holding a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Aug. 6 at Newark High School in memory of Lou Mitchell. The event is being held to raise awareness for suicide prevention, and cost is…
Earlier this month, a co-worker and I were talking about what has been happening around our country, most recently the deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana, Philando Castile in Minnesota and five police officers in Texas. We were talking about…
Mental Health America of Licking County sets outing Mental Health America of Licking County is hosting the Lou Mitchell Memorial Golf Outing for Suicide Prevention on July 25 at Moundbuilders Country Club. Registration begins at noon with a simultaneous start…
