Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. Defined as before, during and immediately after pregnancy continuing as long as that specific support is needed, maternal mental healthcare is an area many psychiatrists and behavioral health clinicians received little formal education, resulting in a lack of knowledge, skill and ability to care for this population. “This is a vital time for a family’s life, particularly for a mother. Perinatal depression is described as the most common, unrecognized complicatio...
From now through Dec. 15, Kent State University is collecting clean, gently used or new items of warm clothing for all ages, including coats, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters, as part of its Winter Coat and Clothing Drive. Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability for Kent State, said the annual coat and clothing drive is sponsored by numerous university departments to help students and serve the Kent community, too. Aside from being given to students, collected clothing is distributed to the Portage County Clothing Center to help the needy in the Kent area. “From a sustaina...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
The Cape Gazette reports that EHHS grad Kevin J. Spence, Ph.D., ’22, CER6 ’22, Grand River, Ohio, has been appointed as the new executive director of the Delaware League of Local Governments, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, statewide organization that serves Delaware’s villages, towns, cities and counties. Spence received a doctoral degree from Kent State University in Higher Education Administration specializing in international education. His doctoral work included analyzing the educational policies in Cuba and conducting research in authoritarian regimes. Photo courtesy The Cape Gazette ...
College of Communication & Information
A year ago, national media outlets descended on East Palestine, Ohio, after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the rural Columbiana County village on Feb. 3, 2023. The consequences are still unfolding, but as national media have moved onto covering other stories, a news gap has emerged. Four Kent State journalism seniors have been filling that gap, with support from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies. “There are a lot of people that live in rural areas, and they deserve the same amount and quality of coverage as anybody else,” said Media and Journalism Professor...