Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast UniversityMissing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres
Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University Students at Florida Gulf Coast University said they don’t know the specifics of a threat made last week, but they do know it was taken care of.
Missing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres Authorities have found a missing and endangered boy in Lehigh Acres. Police asked for the public’s help in locating Zachariah McKelvin.
School District denies bus service to student despite mother’s measurements When we think of the bus stop, we typically think of it as a safe place for our children, but one mother says the Lee County School District told her they live too close to the school to get a bus route.
MATLACHA 2 stranded dolphins rescued from mangroves near Matlacha Two stranded dolphins were pulled from mangroves near Matlacha.
CAPE CORAL NAACP honors Cape Coral Police Chief after acknowledging hate crime NAACP President, James Muwakkil, was so impressed with Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore that he wanted the entire city to know.
NAPLES Jingled Elves trolley tour underway Breaking out your best dance moves and spreading Christmas cheer. These ‘jingled elves’ are breaking it down with a purpose.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Elementary School’s demolition plans There’s a new lesson plan at Bonita Springs Elementary School: Demolition 101. The school is set to be knocked down, and there’s good reason.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island Councilmember’s dogs allegedly attack 13-year-old girl Councilor Tamara Goehler is coming under fire after her dogs allegedly attacked a 13-year-old girl and the girl’s five-month-old puppy.
PUNTA GORDA Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commences The boats blocking Gilchrist Park are ready to be moved two years after Hurricane Ian.
Lee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Bowman’s Beach.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral working on project to address canal safety An older Cape Coral couple drove into a canal last year. Neighbors are now saying something needs to be done about canal safety.
NAPLES Collier County mental health center receives $4 million donation A giant donation is dedicated to providing people with better mental health care in southwest Florida.
LABELLE City of LaBelle under precautionary boil water notice A water main break has the City of Labelle under a precautionary boil water notice.
ESTERO FGCU student wins ice dancing national championship FGCU sophomore Lucas Appel wins his second US Senior Solo Dance National Championship in three years.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office: Parent brings weapon to Lehigh Acres school According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report, there is probable cause to believe a woman unintentionally brought a firearm to school.
Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University Students at Florida Gulf Coast University said they don’t know the specifics of a threat made last week, but they do know it was taken care of.
Missing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres Authorities have found a missing and endangered boy in Lehigh Acres. Police asked for the public’s help in locating Zachariah McKelvin.
School District denies bus service to student despite mother’s measurements When we think of the bus stop, we typically think of it as a safe place for our children, but one mother says the Lee County School District told her they live too close to the school to get a bus route.
MATLACHA 2 stranded dolphins rescued from mangroves near Matlacha Two stranded dolphins were pulled from mangroves near Matlacha.
CAPE CORAL NAACP honors Cape Coral Police Chief after acknowledging hate crime NAACP President, James Muwakkil, was so impressed with Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore that he wanted the entire city to know.
NAPLES Jingled Elves trolley tour underway Breaking out your best dance moves and spreading Christmas cheer. These ‘jingled elves’ are breaking it down with a purpose.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Elementary School’s demolition plans There’s a new lesson plan at Bonita Springs Elementary School: Demolition 101. The school is set to be knocked down, and there’s good reason.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island Councilmember’s dogs allegedly attack 13-year-old girl Councilor Tamara Goehler is coming under fire after her dogs allegedly attacked a 13-year-old girl and the girl’s five-month-old puppy.
PUNTA GORDA Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commences The boats blocking Gilchrist Park are ready to be moved two years after Hurricane Ian.
Lee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Bowman’s Beach.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral working on project to address canal safety An older Cape Coral couple drove into a canal last year. Neighbors are now saying something needs to be done about canal safety.
NAPLES Collier County mental health center receives $4 million donation A giant donation is dedicated to providing people with better mental health care in southwest Florida.
LABELLE City of LaBelle under precautionary boil water notice A water main break has the City of Labelle under a precautionary boil water notice.
ESTERO FGCU student wins ice dancing national championship FGCU sophomore Lucas Appel wins his second US Senior Solo Dance National Championship in three years.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office: Parent brings weapon to Lehigh Acres school According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report, there is probable cause to believe a woman unintentionally brought a firearm to school.
School starts Friday for Lee, Charlotte and Hendry counties and a return to the classroom means a return to stress for many students. A free text service, Crisis Text Line, will offer support to children and teens in times of need. Last fall, we introduced you to three Broward County high schoolers shining a light on mental health issues among classmates. “We’ve got such a big stress load that’s given to us between school work, real work with jobs and friends and relations,” said one student. With that stress load, they wanted their peers to know about Crisis Text Line, a free service that you can text anytime to talk to a trained counselor. The service allows you to speak anonymously. “Even though it is anonymous we are able to extract very important, real-time information from the data that we gather,” said Shairi Turner who is Chief Medical Officer at Crisis Text Line. WINK News asked Turner to take a look at trends in student concerns during the back-to-school season last year. They looked at two age groups who used the texting service:13 and under and 14 to 17-year-olds. In a conversation with a volunteer crisis counselor, these issues were tagged X% of the time. Multiple issue topics can be tagged from a given conversation with a texter. This data comes from the post conversation survey that the volunteer crisis counselor completes at the end of the text conversation. Graph made with Meta-Chart using data from Crisis Text Line. In a conversation with a volunteer crisis counselor, these issues were tagged X% of the time. Multiple issue topics can be tagged from a given conversation with a texter. This data comes from the post conversation survey that the volunteer crisis counselor completes at the end of the text conversation. Graph made with Meta-Chart using data from Crisis Text Line. The topics they saw the most were relationships, suicide, anxiety, stress, loneliness, self-harm and isolation, according to Turner. But by far the number one topic was relationships. Relationships were followed by suicide, depression and stress. All of these topics of concern varied in order depending on the age group. “Kids this age have some very serious concerns that we can’t assume that although they’ve not reached their teenage years, that they don’t suffer from some very significant concerns,” Turner said. That’s something you don’t have to tell these teens. The other trend that Crisis Line noticed was stress of school impacting non-white children is twice as much as white students who are texting in to the service. The best ways you can help are to engage your child and ask how they are doing. Texters said the best ways they’ve coped with school stress are through friends, therapy, music and journaling. To read more about the Crisis Text Line service, or if you need to speak to someone, text 741741 from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor. MORE: Crisis Text Line proves strength for some after tragedies strike