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On a Monday morning at Buchtel Middle School in Akron, a group of 7th and 8th grade girls are given small yellow bags as part of a session on improving mental health. In the bag is a smartphone. While many might think most mental health sessions would involve counseling or journaling, this program includes a form of therapy that’s quite fitting for the newest generations: a smartphone app. Rosalynnd McNeal is a 7th grader who says she joined the program to help her deal with stress.

People hoping to get federally subsidized coverage on the marketplaces should make sure their 2017 premiums are paid and that they filed the correct documents with their 2016 taxes.

Even as 1 in 7 Latinos says he or she has encountered discrimination while voting or participating in politics, 60 percent of Latinos report that local government represents their views well.

NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses anti-drug campaigns with Keith Humphreys a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and a former drug policy adviser to presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

The opioid epidemic is ravaging large parts of the American population. But some races are being hit harder than others. Dr. Andrew Kolodny, a drug abuse expert, explains why that might be the case.

A documentary film crew is recording interviews with Clevelanders about a violent week in 1968. This summer marks the 50th anniversary of a deadly gun battle in Glenville. There are different accounts as to what exactly happened, but the filmmakers say they want to make sure the whole story is told for the next generation.

When veterans return home the transition to civilian life can be a challenge. For one local veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, his transition was made easier through art

The Mormon prophet Thomas S. Monson died this week at the age of 90. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with religious historian Matthew Bowman about his successor and what kinds of policy issues he will likely address.

Both of Summit County’s resettlement agencies are likely to survive the Trump administration’s latest restructuring of refugee efforts nationwide. But they’re also dealing with major changes in numbers, policy and expectations. On a recent afternoon, World Relief’s Anna Beth Walters held an orientation with Bhakta Bista and three other Bhutanese refugees who arrived in Akron from Nepal in December.

A 1,400-year-old statue of the Hindu god Krishna is getting a 21st century facelift at the Cleveland Museum of Art. He was assembled from broken pieces four decades ago, but, it turns out they didn’t quite get it right.