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Canopy Children's Solutions, pictured here on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Jackson, Miss., is a non-profit organization that provides services for children with behavioral and mental health issues. They also work with families involved in adoption and foster care. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘We got to get some help:’ Pandemic accelerates need for children’s mental health services
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,01/26/22-4:42PM , 375 Reads 13,581 Statewide
Editor’s note: The names of the family interviewed for this article are being withheld to protect their privacy. They are instead being identified by their middle names.

Of all the pandemic-related challenges Ann had to face, nothing was as worrying as when her 8-year-old started having severe anxiety attacks.
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A line forms at the MEA Medical Clinic, as people seek to get a COVID test at the Clinton facility, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Health officials warn of ‘painful’ few weeks for hospital system as omicron surges
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/10/22-9:30AM , 295 Reads 12,161 Statewide
Nearing the end of a week in which Mississippi recorded a record number of COVID-19 infections, a majority being the heavily infectious omicron variant, state health officials are warning of the weeks to come and emphasizing the need for residents to stay up to date on their vaccinations.
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Those seeking a COVID test form a long line at the TrustCare medical clinic located on the I-55 Frontage Road in Jackson, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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As omicron rages through Mississippi, treatments are in short supply
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,01/04/22-4:54PM , 514 Reads 13,632 Statewide
The omicron wave in Mississippi is in full-swing, with the Mississippi Department of Health reporting 4,840 new cases and 37 deaths on Tuesday. The state’s daily average for new infections has increased by more than sixfold over the past two weeks, from 577 to 4,100.
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Nurse recounts horrors inside a Yazoo City nursing home
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,12/29/21-9:12AM , 806 Reads 16,876 Statewide
In her 30 years as a certified nursing assistant, nothing prepared Melinda Wells for the unsanitary and dangerous conditions she said she witnessed at Yazoo City Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
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