WFHB Local News – May 21st, 2025

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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 21st, 2025.

In today’s newscast, WFHB News continues its series on teen mental health on Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, “The Top Five on the Bottom” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. More following today’s feature.

But first, your local headlines:

This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re looking into the rising concern of declining teen mental health.

One resource in Bloomington we don’t often associate with mental health is the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department. The department is making an effort during Mental Awareness Month to inform residents about their programming and the benefits it can provide them with.

We spoke with Shelby Drake, Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department’s Health and Wellness Coordinator. Drake’s background is in nutrition and dietetics, but she gained experience working with mental illnesses at Riley’s Children Hospital in Indianapolis.nDrake said that while getting out in nature won’t solve mental health issues – there are benefits to the outdoors on one’s mental well being.

You’ve been listening to Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. We are going to keep diving into Teen Mental Health and looking at a local level of how the younger generations are doing here in Monroe County. To read the full article, written by Becky Hill; and photographed by Benedict Jones, visit LimestonePostMagazine.com.

Up next, “The Top Five on the Bottom” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.

Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.