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Why Deaf Individuals Face Higher Mental Health Risks

Jerry Hayes, PsyD and Maria O’Neil Ruddock, PsyD | Posted on May 05, 2026

by Jerry Hayes, PsyD and Maria O’Neil Ruddock, PsyD

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Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center (32)
Bridgid M. Whitford Au.D, CCC-A (25)
Sharon Dundee (21)
Michelle Foye, MA CCC-SLP (13)
Alicia Verhovitz, M.A., CCC-SLP (10)
Megan Ahlman, M.A. CCC-SLP (9)
Lauren Masuga, M.A., CCC-SLP (5)
Linda Lange, Assistant Director of Speech Language & Learning Services (4)
Akilah Porter, Marketing Coordinator (4)
Tracy Biller, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist; Adult Services Coordinator (4)
Akilah Porter (3)
Rachel Lester, BS, Audiology Intern (3)
Rebecca Mental, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Director of Speech, Language, and Learning Services (3)
Jennell C. Vick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (3)
Stephanie Vondra, M.A., CCC-SLP (2)
Michelle Foye, M.A., CCC-SLP, Director of Speech Language & Learning Services (2)
Kacey Riga, M.A., CCC-SLP (2)
Chana Feinstein, M.A., CCC-SLP (2)
Michelle Kurfiss M.A. CCC-SLP (2)
Casey Ring, CCDHH Learning Center Manager (1)
Samantha Taylor (1)
Dalit Burgess, Coordinator of School Services, Senior Speech-Language Pathologist (1)
Rebecca Mental, Ph.D., MPH, CCC-SLP (1)
Jordan Brian, Sign Language Interpreter (1)
Dalit Burgess, M.S., CCC-SLP, Senior Speech-Language Pathologist; Coordinator of Professional and School Services (1)
Maria O’Neil Ruddock, Psy.D. (1)
Jennell Vick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (1)
Michelle Parker-Armstrong, Office Coordinator for CCDHH (1)
Jonathan Plessner, CCC-SLP (1)
Elizabeth Divis, M.A. CCC-SLP (1)
Sarita Cornwall, Support Services & Community Outreach Specialist (1)
Ruth Clark, MA., CCC-A (1)
Carol Theil, CCC-SLP (1)
Jerry Hayes, PsyD and Maria O’Neil Ruddock, PsyD (1)
Angela Gartner, Editor, NEO Parent Magazine (1)
Reprinted with permission from the Annie E. Casey Foundation (1)
Anne M. Calic MA CCC-SLP (1)
Jessica Blakeman CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, (1)
Rebecca Mental, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Director of Research and Jonathan Plessner, M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist (1)
Debbie Dey (1)
Casey Ring, Learning Center Manager (1)
Kellie Vaughan, M.A., CCC-SLP (1)
Dr. Jennell C. Vick (1)

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