Mental Health

The Arkansas Crisis Center is hosting The Last Laugh: Dark Comedy for a Cause at JJ’s Live in Fayetteville this Friday. All proceeds go to the center and their 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Ozark at Large’s Sophia Nourani spoke with Ally Delle, director of development at the Arkansas Crisis Center and the host of the show, about why comedy can be an important part of mental health.

On today's show, we learn about the learning curve of using AI in a professional setting. Also, a new solar farm is in the works for the Beaver Water District. Plus, a conversation about dark comedy for a cause.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has released a comprehensive online hub designed to equip adults with resources to empower the youth in their life the ability to develop positive mental health skills.

An effort to require Arkansas schools to survey students on mental health and substance abuse failed in the state legislature yesterday. House Bill 1755, by Democratic state Rep. Tara Shephard, would have required all schools to participate in the annual Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment Survey.

On today's show, we take another trip to the Ozarks at Large archives.

Isolation and togetherness were among the subjects of a gathering and conversation at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, featuring former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, documentarian Nicholas Ma and musician Yo Yo Ma.

Loneliness can affect any of us in multiple ways. On today's show, we hear from former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, documentarian Nicholas Ma and musician Yo Yo Ma about loneliness and unity. We also celebrate Fayetteville's oldest operating elementary school. Plus, the varied world of orchids.

Reporter Sophia Nourani speaks with the president of Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. This nonpartisan health consulting organization recently published the Arkansas Acute Behavioral Events Dashboard, a tool meant to provide health providers and insurers with a way to see the state of mental health in Arkansas.

The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs is once again offering a fellowship opportunity titled “Real People, Real Struggles, Real Stories”, a two-week residency meant to provide space for the selected writer to express their experiences with mental health.

A new tool is designed to give health providers and insurers a deeper look at mental health in Arkansas. On today's show, we hear that the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement has a new Arkansas Acute Behavioral Events Dashboard. Also, a winter storm has area meteorologists working overtime, including Walmart’s in-house meteorologist. Plus, water resource groups are thinking about drinking water for a northwest Arkansas that has one million people.