Savannah Harrison

Aug 20, 2024 | ky3.com | Savannah Harrison

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Life360 House in Springfield is celebrating ten years of helping young people get back on their feet. Anna Boattin lives at Life360 House and says the experience changed her life. “So before I came here, I wasn’t really much of a believer. I was very skeptical, and coming here, they have led me to the Lord found me, you know, that’s sort of trying to look for my salvation and freedom from everything in the past.

Aug 19, 2024 | ky3.com | Savannah Harrison

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The local National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, is hosting a class for family members of adults who struggle with mental illness. Ed and Sarah Derr teach the class. They say that the course is crucial since so many struggle with mental illness. “One in five Americans that are in our country with a mental health condition, one in five. That’s twenty percent.

Aug 15, 2024 | ky3.com | Savannah Harrison

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Heading back to school can be exciting for many children, but for some, it can be stressful. Mental health experts like Allison Chamberlin, Unit Manager for Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at CoxHealth, say parents should be aware of what their child is going through. “Going back to school can be a really exciting time, but it can also cause a lot of anxiety for some kids. So it’s really important for parents to know what signs to look for.

Aug 14, 2024 | ky3.com | Savannah Harrison

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Classes on the Missouri State University campus begin Monday, August 19. Students have been returning to campus all week for the fall semester. Vice President of Student Affairs Dee Siscoe says it’s an exciting time to be on campus. “It’s an exciting time right now to be on campus. We have a brand new president, Dr. Richard B. Williams. He goes by Biff. He’s been on campus for about a month,” said Siscoe. “Everyone is excited. This is one of the best times a year.

Aug 11, 2024 | ky3.com | Savannah Harrison

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - It’s a problem doctors have been seeing since the pandemic: a shortage of ADHD medications and patients struggling to get their prescriptions. Dr. David Barbe, regional physician executive of primary care for Mercy Springfield, says it’s something many have been struggling with. “The shortage of medications to treat ADHD started kind of on the tail of the COVID pandemic,” said Dr. Barbe. “It was sort of a domino effect.