Merced mental health community working to build awareness for youth services

Anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions appear on the rise among young people in Merced. Students are reporting more a widespread sense of hopelessness, according to school surveys, and the uptick is motivating health advocates to help families find the services they need. "They get very concerned, thinking like ‘when dad goes to work, is he going to come home?'" Read the story at We'Ced.