Tag: Mental Health

The signs of Portsmouth’s growing homeless crisis aren’t just in the shelters or under the bridges—they're on porches, sidewalks, and ...

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The drug crisis in Scioto County continues to spill into public view — with two back-to-back incidents in the early ...

For most of my life, I thought survival was about keeping my head down and following the rules. I thought ...

Two frightening calls in one day had Scioto County law enforcement and medics racing into action—and thanks to their quick ...

A gas station parking lot became the scene of a life-saving intervention when a woman showed deputies a text message ...

She wasn’t violent. She wasn’t high. She wasn’t a threat.  She was just homeless, exhausted, and out of options.  In ...

A frantic search is underway for Laura “Mikki” Elliott, a 48-year-old mother who vanished after walking away from a Portsmouth ...

A 12-year-old girl’s cry for help shocked viewers after she used TikTok to hint she wanted to end her life, ...

In Portsmouth, police officers and paramedics aren’t just fighting crime—they’re stepping in as lifelines for kids caught in family turmoil ...