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Chandler schools adds funding for suicide prevention

4/11/2024
​The Chandler Unified School District has put more and more dollars in place for mental health over the past two school years. At its April 10 meeting, the board unanimously approved a …

Details emerge about Peoria city hall evacuation last …

4/1/2024
Public records have revealed an evacuation of Peoria City Hall late last year appears to have been caused by a city employee who was having a mental health episode.

Teen Mental Health First Aid expanding in Chandler …

3/10/2024
Teen Mental Health First Aid is a National Council for Mental Wellbeing peer-to-peer program recently adopted by the Chandler Unified School District as part of its effort to deal more effectively …

Self-care could be answer to singles on Feb. 14

2/14/2024
Stress and tension are adjectives associated with Valentine’s Day as the 2024 version of the holiday of expectations is upon us. But there is help out there. Valentine’s Day …

Chandler Council updated on mental health crisis …

1/23/2024
The City of Chandler administration is authorized to renew some contracts without the approval of the City Council. But Mayor Kevin Hartke asked Acting Police Chief Melissa Deanda for an update …

Police investigating shooting in Peoria after suspect …

1/12/2024
Police are investigating a shooting in Peoria after a man pulled a gun on officers, resulting in a standoff that lasted several hours.

Candlelight celebration raises $548K for Phoenix …

12/18/2023
The 12th annual Ignite Hope Candlelight Celebration raised more than $548,000 on the strength of 2,600 participants.

LULAC honors Caserta with posthumous membership

10/27/2023
League of United Latin American Citizens has announced the first-ever posthumous membership in its 95-year history to Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Caserta, a once Peoria resident and the namesake of the Brandon Act.

JFCS, others present at Chandler mental health event

10/11/2023
Jewish Family & Children's Service, a nonprofit, has announced its participation as an exhibitor at the "Mental Health Symposium 2023: Demystifying the Science of Mental Health." The event …

Donation helps Phoenix nonprofit serve newborns …

9/28/2023
The Del E. Webb Foundation has donated $100,000 to Hushabye Nursery to renovate approximately 1,000 square feet in their basement to create a new board room, two telehealth offices, two administrative offices, and one restroom.

Barry Goldwater student awarded grant for tackling …

9/14/2023
Deer Valley Unified School District’s governing board honored a Barry Goldwater High School student for their achievement of a grant for tackling mental health for student and staff.

Chandler Schools unveils new suicide-prevention clinic

9/6/2023
A tearful Brenda Vargas was embraced by many of her peers at the grand opening of a new facility. Though Vargas is no longer with the Chandler Unified School District, she helped make the Hope …