Mental Health

An open book

Time to Destress: Books With a Kansas City Twist

It’s been an intense several months, so Flatland’s here to offer a list of books by local authors to read as a way to escape.

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Child care workers wearing masks

Masks Pose Challenges for Early Childhood Learning

As COVID-19 cases spike again, child care providers are wrestling with how the use of masks will affect the social and emotional development of children.

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Patients Describe the Road to Recovery From COVID-19

Coronavirus survivors often have psychological effects ranging from anxiety to depression to PTSD. Many recovering from the disease feel stigma.

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Struggling to Stay Sober During a Pandemic

Support networks are becoming even more important for alcoholics and recovering alcoholics living through a global pandemic.

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College life as a minority

The Filter Ep. 4: ‘Graduation Day’

College as we know it has been upended. But what are the silent struggles of higher education’s minority population? Three folks take it back to middle school, high school and colleges days to paint the picture of life in school as a minority.

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