Awareness, Interaction and Direction (A.I.D.), a mental health awareness training (MHAT) program developed by the Kent State Center for Public Policy and Health, has recently been recognized for its effectiveness. The comprehensive evaluation published in the peer-reviewed journal, Advances in Mental Health presents significant results and highlights its innovative approach. A.I.D. was developed in 2019 as part of the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention (GLS) grant, specifically designed to address challenges associated with other MHAT programs, such as long tr...

 EHHS alumna Justine DeFrancesco, a primary school teacher for Berlin Cosmopolitan Schools, has penned her first children's book, How to Let it Go.DeFrancesco said the book gave her classroom community the opportunity to talk about the things that frustrate them at school and at home. Students learned that when emotions of anger, sadness, or disappointment arise, the power to move on from such feelings lies within them.The Ohio native, who writes under the pen name Justine M. Bean, teaches kindergarten, preschool, primary and secondary students. She received a B.S.E. '16, and a M.Ed., '19...