STREET BEAT: ‘What is a concerning issue in your community?

Jennifer Brooks

Stone Mountain, Ga.

“Depression, overdoses and suicide. I hear a lot about that because I work in mental health and that happens a lot.”

Buckly Morris

Pensacola, Fla.

“Jobs and the cost of everything. Mostly the cost of everything going up daily. I guess those two go hand in hand.”

Evette Richardson

Riverside

“Mental health. It contributes so much to the homelessness situation that we have in California. I just wish the … political  folks could figure out ways to get services to help people.”

Sri Eswari

Dublin, Ca.

Providing a safe and healthy environment for teens and kids. … Nowadays teens are affected by so many different issues, mentally and physically.”

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Snellville, Georgia and Orlando, Florida.