Mental health a major topic of discussion amid the pandemic. 

Ed Lacheta is director of mental health for Shelby County Community Services. 

He says that depression and other mental health issues is worsening across the country. 

Laheta has found good resources for you to evaluate your own mental health. 

Children and teens have been experiencing worsened symptoms of poor mental health, too. 

Lacheta offered advice to those who may know a struggling child or teen. 

Learn more at sccsil.org.

Lacheta appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show from studios in Shelbyville.