217 Today: Why is it hard to diagnose mental health conditions?

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Some mental health diagnoses don’t occur until adulthood. Why are these conditions hard to diagnose?
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Monday, January 13, 2025

Today’s headlines:

  • The Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging residents to take precautions and get vaccinated as rates of respiratory illnesses are increasing statewide.
  • In school closure news, the Clinton Unit School District 15 is having an E-Learning day today because there’s a boil order across the city.
  • Lawmakers have put the soybean on track to become Illinois’s official state bean.
  • People in Illinois with certain reproductive health conditions can now ask for treatment with medical marijuana. 

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn why it can be difficult to diagnose mental health conditions.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Anulika Ochuba, Arjun Thakkar, Jim Meadows, Mawa Iqbal and Elizabeth Gabriel.

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.