{"podcast":{"title":"Birmingham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","podcast_index_feed_id":7604728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/birmingham-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/birmingham-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Birmingham News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Birmingham, Alabama—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Birmingham News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Alabama's Mental Health Push for Kids","slug":"alabama-s-mental-health-push-for-kids","published_at":"2026-05-18T05:10:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-s-mental-health-push-for-kids","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d909dc21-11a6-4faa-ae67-8e087ab02c32.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d909dc21-11a6-4faa-ae67-8e087ab02c32.mp3","summary":"Mental Health Awareness Month highlights the importance of childrens mental well-being in Alabama, with nearly twenty percent of kids dealing with mental, emotional, or behavioral issues. The pandemic has exacerbated this issue, leading to a national emergency declaration. Excessive screen time is linked to developmental and emotional problems. The Alabama Department of Mental Health is addressing this through education, prevention, and treatment programs in over one hundred twenty school districts and nineteen community mental health centers, reaching about twelve thousand students annually. They also coordinate care for complex cases through the Our Kids Program. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/749dbf64c859e6ff","meta_description":"Mental Health Awareness Month highlights the importance of childrens mental well-being in Alabama, with nearly twenty percent of kids dealing with mental,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":123,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/episodes/alabama-s-mental-health-push-for-kids/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-s-mental-health-push-for-kids.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}