For young people who struggle with their emotions, free help is available.
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Chalkbeat Tennessee
Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.
Youth Connect has provided free therapy outside of school to 345 young people in the Memphis area since starting in May 2024. Those who work with youths say it fills a need.
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Youth connect Shelby County Youth and Family Resource Center The Braid FoundationIn partnership with
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Bri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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