Rural America has some of the highest rates of chronic disease in the nation. And there's a side effect from having a chronic condition many people don't think about -- depression, anxiety and even suicide.

Students voted in the spring in favor of a $75 fee to increase mental health services and prevention programming. However, the trustees approved a $40 fee.

After two school shootings last year, lawmakers named mental health services in schools a top priority. Many schools across the state say they need more: more counselors, therapists, funding and support.

Some activists and parents wonder if the aftermath of the Noblesville West Middle School shooting fits the same story as other across the country -- shock and outrage, followed by calls for action, but few policies changed.

After two school shootings in Indiana last year, lawmakers and Governor Eric Holcomb called school safety a top priority.

The National Alliance for Mental Illness says about two million people with mental illnesses are booked into jails every year. The problem is especially big in Indiana, where many jails are housing far more inmates than they are supposed to.

The workshops were designed to help teachers address students with traumatic experiences like food insecurity, physical and sexual abuse, and substance abuse.

Dr. Wanda Thruston and Dr. Barb Pierce are examining what they call a "wicked problem" -helping children deal with trauma and violence.

A federal judge has ruled that the Illinois Department of Corrections' care for inmates with mental illness remains "grossly insufficient" and "extremely poor."

Getting the right treatment for a child who has autism can be tough. And parents can run into the same problems for a child who has a mental illness. When a child has both autism and a mental illness, the problem can be exacerbated.