Tuesday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Seattle teens can get free online therapy, grocery merger blocked in court, and a King County staffer received $323,000 in an alleged kickback scheme. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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| 0:50.5 | Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle now. I'm Patricia Murphy. |
| 0:55.8 | Coming up, a KUOW investigation into a King County employee who allegedly steered contracts to a nonprofit that then secretly paid him. |
| 1:04.9 | That's in a few minutes. But first, here's a roundup of today's top stories. It's Tuesday, December 10th. |
| 1:12.5 | Starting today, kids and young adults in Seattle can sign up for free online therapy. |
| 1:17.7 | City leaders say the program is meant to help address an ongoing youth mental health crisis. |
| 1:23.1 | Sammy West reports. |
| 1:25.2 | Anyone between the ages of 13 and 24 can now sign up for therapy with an online |
| 1:30.0 | service called Talkspace. Participants get matched up with a therapist and get one live video |
| 1:35.7 | session per month. Chris Alejano works in the city's Department of Education and Early Learning. |
| 1:41.9 | He says the new partnership is meant to make it easier for young |
| 1:45.5 | people to access mental health support. Everyone is on their phones, these days, particularly |
| 1:49.7 | teens. So if having an app at their fingertip helps them access that support and additional |
| 1:56.7 | information, then I think that's great. Participants also get access to the Talkspace Go app. |
| 2:02.8 | It's a self-guided mental health program for teens. |
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