Caring for community.

MENTAL health services; DRINKING water; FECAL contamination; MENTAL health personnel; CITY dwellers; YOUNG artists; YOUNG workers

The Flint Farmers' Market, which dates back to the early 1900s, is a popular community spot in downtown Flint. In the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment for Flint and surrounding Genesee County, from 2022, 45 percent of respondents to the assessment's resident survey indicated that they were dealing with stress, and 33 percent said they had mental health problems such as depression or anxiety. Features On a Saturday in May in Flint, Mich., residents took seats in one of three rings of chairs at a local food bank. Depression among Flint residents versus others Lingering effects More than 20 percent of nearly 2,000 adult Flint residents surveyed about five years after the water crisis began met the criteria for past-year depression. [Extracted from the article]

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