{"id":64004,"date":"2026-03-22T16:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=64004"},"modified":"2026-03-22T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:09:35","slug":"%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%98%81-%f0%9d%9f%b2-%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%b3-%f0%9d%9f%b2-%f0%9d%97%96%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%98%87%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%bb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/03\/22\/%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%98%81-%f0%9d%9f%b2-%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%b3-%f0%9d%9f%b2-%f0%9d%97%96%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%98%87%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%bb\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\udff2 \u2014 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude07\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude06 This final video focuses on the human impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\udff2 \u2014 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude07\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude06This final video focuses on the human impact .\" width=\"1110\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/brupeJfolnE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becky Bywater, who volunteers with Polk County Bully Project, shared a heartbreaking reality about the calls they receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cApproximately 50% of those calls start or end with the words, \u2018I need to surrender.\u2019 The reasons vary\u2014death, illness, divorce, moving\u2014but they all point to people in crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, a young woman called crying. 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