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According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults and one in six youths aged 6-17 experience mental health illness each year in the U.S.—and 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14.

KSHB talked to Susan Pinne about the in-home Smart Connections program and one local father who shared how it helped his son cope with a difficult time.

Feeling “off” turned into a critical situation within moments when Stacee suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that led to a hemorrhagic stroke.

A licensed professional counselor from Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center talked with KCTV about how adults can talk to children about this tragic event.

A licensed professional counselor from Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center talked with Steve Kraske on Up To Date at KCUR about how adults can talk to children about this tragic event.

A licensed professional counselor from Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center talked with KMBC about how adults can talk to children about this tragic event and signs that a child may need some extra help processing the trauma.

A licensed professional counselor from Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center talked with KSHB about how adults can talk to children about this tragic event.

Bags of Fun worked with Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center to create specialized bags for residential children and adolescents in their care.

An elementary school music teacher and jazz musician, 54-year-old Lisa was initially diagnosed with high blood pressure—the number one killer of women—in her early 30s. It is often called “the silent killer” because most who have it don’t experience any symptoms. Lisa was on blood pressure medication but had stopped taking it because she experienced side effects. She put off seeing her doctor about it for several months.

Lynn vividly remembers how she felt when she found out she had stage 2 breast cancer at age 44, shortly after cancer claimed her sister’s life.