ATLANTA, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Newsy, the nation’s solely 24/7 TV information community obtainable without cost over the air, will devote hundreds of hours of airtime to special programming on mental health, starting in September, in a collection known as “America’s Breakdown: Confronting Our Mental Health Crisis.” Through hyper-personal and considerate storytelling, Newsy will focus on how in a different way folks could expertise points based mostly on demographics and geography.
Watch the video teaser here.
Special programming produced by Newsy, the Scripps nationwide information group and Scripps Local Media will air throughout day- and night-time hours and embrace dozens of produced experiences devoted to mental health, 4 weekly deep-dive specials, an authentic documentary and a 30-second PSA directing viewers to further sources, all culminating in a city corridor occasion with high-profile company.
Newsy will compile all of its special programming, together with mental health sources on Newsy.com. The experiences shall be obtainable to view on-line after they air.
“A new study found charges of nervousness, melancholy and different mental health problems have elevated because the starting of the pandemic. That ends in the necessity to deeply study how the nation is coping with the mental health disaster,” mentioned Kate O’Brian, Head of the News Group, Scripps Networks. “Newsy has dedicated hundreds of hours to this situation, which impacts the lives of each American, by relentless reporting. The result’s a complete lot of stellar journalism.”
Newsy packages embrace:
Mental health barbershops
Newsy spotlights a company that equips barbers in outlets throughout the nation with mental health-related abilities and sources to assist purchasers, many of whom concern the stigma of going to remedy and asking for assist.
Mental health and TikTok
TikTok has grow to be a serious platform for each mental health professionals and folks in search of mental health steering. Newsy speaks to Dr. Courtney Tracy, a psychotherapist and licensed social employee with 1.8 million followers on TikTok, about why she began making movies to discuss mental health from knowledgeable and private standpoint.
Classified staff
Intelligence group insiders are unable to talk about private mental health points to outdoors household or therapists due to categorised nature and concern of stunting profession progress. Newsy speaks to one former CIA officer about his alcoholism and sobriety.
Indigenous mental health care
Thousands of Native American kids had been compelled to attend boarding faculties created to strip them of their tradition. Newsy speaks to a mom with PTSD who opens up about her abuse expertise. Her daughter who cares for her feels generational trauma consequently. Newsy additionally talks to a psychiatrist about an indigenous strategy to mental health care on this group.
Young shooters
Newsy speaks to a 16-year-old male, who tells Newsy he was nearly a college shooter and takes viewers by the feelings and circumstances that drove him to purchase a gun and almost go on a rampage.
COVID and mental health
Newsy shares new analysis on how to deal with neurological impacts of lengthy haul COVID, together with signs like fatigue, mind fog and cognitive impairment.
Opioid pellet therapy
Newsy speaks to “Growing Pains” actor Jeremy Miller, who shares his journey to overcome alcohol habit and victory, after implanting an experimental pellet into his physique to cut back alcohol cravings. Newsy may even give viewers a take a look at the race to make a long-lasting model of the pellet, designed to assault opioid habit.
Newsy is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
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About Newsy
Newsy (@Newsy) is the nation’s solely free 24/7 broadcast information community, serving viewers opinion-free nationwide information from 14 information bureaus throughout the U.S. Newsy is obtainable to greater than 94% of U.S. tv houses free and over the air with a digital antenna, on cellular with the Newsy app and on-line at Newsy.com. It can be carried on an increasing array of streaming gadgets and providers, together with Samsung TV Plus, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Sling, Vizio and Xumo. Newsy is an element of (*6*) (NASDAQ: SSP).
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