Kirstin O’Connor

2 weeks ago | kxly.com | Kirstin O’Connor

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Inland Northwest Behavioral Health (INBH), located just up the street from Sacred Heart, is actively helping kids as young as 12 years old with their mental health. Due to patient privacy laws, INBH cannot discuss any current or former patients. What they can do is provide insight into what it feels like to drop your child off for an inpatient psychiatric stay. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, patients and their parents begin with a free "Level of Care" assessment.

2 weeks ago | kxly.com | Kirstin O’Connor

SPOKANE, Wash. -- A local woman has turned her 40-year journey with bipolar disorder into a roadmap for teens facing mental health diagnoses. Emalee Gillis, blog editor for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), first experienced bipolar disorder symptoms at age 26. Since then, she's been happily married for 35 years, raised two children, and built a career in community development.

2 weeks ago | kxly.com | Kirstin O’Connor

Note: This article contains subject matter related to suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, call or text the 988 Crisis Support Lifeline to speak with a trained mental health professional. SPOKANE, Wash. -- Newly released documents from the Department of Health reveal significant patient safety risks at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center that affected four patients with suicidal ideation, including a 12-year-old girl at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit.

1 month ago | kxly.com | Kirstin O’Connor

SPOKANE, Wash. - We've all felt that panic when a loved one is in trouble. That's exactly what scammers counted on when they called a local mom waiting by the phone after an unexpected arrest. "We'd never had that experience before of having somebody in our family be arrested," said the woman, whose identity is being protected because of privacy concerns. This mother was reluctant to share her sensitive and personal experience because she felt targeted.

1 month ago | kxly.com | Kirstin O’Connor

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Imagine receiving a call about your loved one right when you're most worried about them – then losing thousands of dollars to a scam. In an exclusive interview, a local mother shared how she nearly fell victim while anxiously waiting for news about her daughter's arrest, but her instincts led her to hang up just in time. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is warning other victims have not been so lucky.