Some people say there's a need for more mental health funding and awareness in Southwest Florida. And Lee County is taking some steps to try to do both.

Code Switch weighs in on preparing for difficult political conversations and when to draw the line and uninvite yourself from that family potluck.

Southwest Floridians are getting time Tuesday to make final preparations for Hurricane Milton. But some people are frustrated by lack of gas, and by lack of knowledge over what to bring to an emergency shelter.

The Clinician Awareness Program, which was taught recently at North Collier Fire & Rescue, teaches mental health clinicians about the fire service so they can better serve firefighters seeking counseling.

Valerie's House, a non-profit providing grief support services to children in Florida, expands to its own home in Fort Myers.

A speaker at NAMI Collier County hoped to educate about mental illness and suicide, which is steadily on the rise in the U.S.