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Few treatment options for Hoosiers with linked chronic pain, mental illness

2 weeks ago | reporter.net | Terri Dee

April is National Stress Awareness Month. Stress is the body’s way of processing work, personal, and family pressures, or other triggers. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found a link between stress and chronic pain, which is defined as pain that persists for three months or more and lasts beyond the normal healing time of an injury or illness. kAmu@C>6C 49:C@AC24E@C sC] $62? !2DEF49 :D rt~ @7 p4E:G6 {:76[ 2 A6CD@?2= 4@249:?8 4@>A2?J 7@4FD:?8 @?
IN child abuse cases rise, leave mental, physical scars

2 weeks ago | publicnewsservice.org | Terri Dee

More than 7,500 Indiana children were removed from their homes last year because of abuse and neglect. According to The Indiana Youth Institute's 2024 Kids Count Data Book, that number represents a 26% increase from 2022. Jeff Wittman, Prevent Child Abuse Indiana director, said child abuse resulting in bruises, broken bones and some lacerations may be easier to see than less obvious -- and potentially more serious -- forms of abuse.
Few treatment options for IN residents with linked chronic pain, mental illness

2 weeks ago | publicnewsservice.org | Terri Dee

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found a link between stress and chronic pain, which is defined as pain that persists for three months or more and lasts beyond the normal healing time of an injury or illness. Former chiropractor Dr. Sean Pastuch is CEO of Active Life, a personal coaching company focusing on chronic pain-management options. He suggested that biological, psychological and social interventions could be effective forms of treatment.
OH environmental group fears federal cuts will hurt job opportunities

3 weeks ago | publicnewsservice.org | Terri Dee

More protest rallies are occurring in response to President Donald Trump's executive orders alongside Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Many of these directives will reverse current environmental projects and stoke fears about the consequences of increased air and water pollution. Ohio Sierra Club director Ericka Copeland said the president's decisions will also weaken the state's key public-safety objectives.
IN small town grants spur growth, development projects

3 weeks ago | publicnewsservice.org | Terri Dee

By Mitzi S. Morris for the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Broadcast version by Terri Dee for Indiana News Service reporting for the Indiana Capital Chronicle-Free Press Indiana-Public News Service CollaborationAs Indiana anticipates slow population growth in the coming years, small cities and towns in rural Indiana are pushing forward with projects to attract residents and businesses to their communities.
Indiana teen drug use stats show greater need for early intervention

3 weeks ago | 953mnc.com | Terri Dee

Hoosier teens are nearly 3% more likely to have used cocaine, methamphetamines or heroin than other teens nationwide, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, and the types of drugs they choose are producing deadly side effects. Indianapolis-based nonprofit Overdose Lifeline partners with other states to offer substance use prevention education programs.
Something to crow about: Technology reduces male chick culling in Indiana

4 weeks ago | reporter.net | Terri Dee

Egg producer Kipster recently announced it had failed to meet what was an ambitious goal - ending the practice of male chick culling in its U.S. supply chain, a practice responsible for culling six billion male chicks globally each year. The Dutch-based company had hoped to implement a technology called in-ovo sexing to eliminate this practice by fall of last year. But it hit a few roadblocks.
Adding supports for Indiana teens with mental health challenges

4 weeks ago | pharostribune.com | Terri Dee

Diagnoses of mental health conditions in children and teens are on the rise, including in Indiana. But getting youth the help they need can be a challenge. About one-third of Indiana high school students reported “experiencing poor mental health, most of the time” in a 2023 survey. kAmqFE y677 #6:E6C – 2 ADJ49@=@8:DE H:E9 (9@=6 %62>[ 2 8C@FA E92E AC@G:56D E649?:42= 2DD:DE2?46 E@ AC:>2CJ 42C6 4=:?:4D – D2:5 >2?J A2C6?ED 92G6 EC@F3=6 2446DD:?8 3@E9 >65:42E:@?
Something to crow about: Technology reduces male chick culling in Indiana

4 weeks ago | pharostribune.com | Terri Dee

Egg producer Kipster recently announced it had failed to meet what was an ambitious goal — ending the practice of male chick culling in its U.S. supply chain, a practice responsible for culling six billion male chicks globally each year. The Dutch-based company had hoped to implement a technology called in-ovo sexing to eliminate this practice by fall of last year. But it hit a few roadblocks.
IN teen drug use stats show greater need for early intervention

1 month ago | publicnewsservice.org | Terri Dee

Hoosier teens are nearly 3% more likely to have used cocaine, methamphetamines or heroin than other teens nationwide, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, and the types of drugs they choose are producing deadly side effects. Indianapolis-based nonprofit Overdose Lifeline partners with other states to offer substance use prevention education programs.