Mental Health

Despite text messaging and social media, there are kids that can spell. Hear from GISD Spelling Bee Coordinator Penny Clare on The Tom Sumner Program Thursday March 28 beginning at 3 p.m. Plus U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) calls in after attending a Mental Health Forum in Flint and Alexander J's comedy head-liner Jason Hagle visits the studio...

Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year. The report defines “mental illness” as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes “substantial functional impairment” or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of