Standing in the mental health services gap in Appalachia

By: Jennifer Stolo

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 606

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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May was Mental Health Awareness Month, but in Appalachia, mental health isn’t a monthly conversation. Mental health challenges are a present reality shaped by the conditions of everyday life.

At Christian Appalachian Project (CAP), we see mental health needs firsthand in the families and communities we serve. Depression, anxiety, and trauma are often compounded by the stress of making ends meet, putting food on the table, holding down a job in an unstable economy, …

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