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  • Officials: Mental health officer program already successful

    Jessica Priest

    May 23, 2017 |

    The Victoria Advocate |

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    Response Location: United States, Victoria, Texas

    In Victoria, Texas, the police department and mental health officials are joining forces to better respond to community crisis situations. From certifying police officers as mental health officers to assessing whether people already in jail have mental illnesses, the city is already reporting success from the initiative.

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  • Behind the Headlines: Pennsylvania's Opioid Crisis Up-Close

    Jessica Kourkounis

    May 03, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    More lives are being touched by sorrow as the opioid crisis continues to escalate. For mothers of addicts, recovered addicts, and addicts themselves, programs like Pathways to Housing and Prevention Point are bringing together this community in a effort to heal.

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  • The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life

    Taffy Brodesser-Akner

    March 30, 2017 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young adults who decide to abandon their cloistered Jewish communities have only one another to help them navigate the alternate reality of modern-day New York. 'Footsteps', is a nonprofit organization that brings formerly ultra-orthodox people together to talk and learn to navigate their new worlds, while also bringing in social workers and providing GED classes. For individuals leaving their families, life can be extremely difficult, but this group seeks to create a more positive transition to the secular world.

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  • Can "E-Responders" on Social Media Prevent Gang Violence?

    Michael Friedrich

    March 19, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A pilot project at New York University called "E-Responder" trained 26 anti-violence counselors at five sites across the city to interpret online posts threatening violence and intervene before virtual violence turns real. Nearly all their interventions ended peacefully. That is not conclusive proof that this prevented violence, but it's a strong correlation that inspired spreading the program to 18 more sites. Social media "cyberbanging" is the virtual equivalent of threatening gang graffiti that turns deadly. E-responders work with on-the-ground intervention teams and police to change risky behavior.

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  • This innovative program uses brain science to teach Chicago teens how to stop violence

    Lauren Dockett

    March 15, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Violence in Chicago's South Side reached a peak in 2016, with rates at the highest since the 1990s. Community leaders are trying to de-escalate street violence through CHILL, a new program that provides scientific explanations as a means to inform and prevent conflict between teens in the area.

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  • Number of military suicides still high, but help is on the rise

    Kym Klass

    March 10, 2017 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Military suicides has grown dramatically in recent years, and new programs are trying to educate and reduce the stigma of confronting mental health. A new 10-day intensive outpatient program has been implemented as well as other programs and resources.

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  • Riding Along With Milwaukee's Counselors For Traumatized Youths

    Maura Ewing

    February 09, 2017 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Police actions at a crime scene often exacerbate the victim’s trauma and trigger a person with mental illness who is going through a crisis. The Trauma-Informed Response Team in Milwaukee, is part of a national trend to train police officers in crisis intervention so they can identify signs of mental illness, and efficiently and safely get someone in crisis into the care of a mental health professional.

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  • On Patrol With Chicago's Last Violence Interrupters

    Ann Givens

    February 06, 2017 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago’s Cure Violence program, which has been around for close to 20 years, has closed all but one of its sites. The program employs Violence Interrupters, who work in neighborhoods to help stop violent conflict. As hopeful and successful as its creation was, it has run into cooperative issues with Chicago police and has seen a drastic cut in funding in the last five years.

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  • The Lone Peak story: What you didn't know about affluence and teen suicide

    Jesse Hyde

    December 14, 2016 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Highland, Utah

    Young adult suicide rates are at record highs, and where issues such as trauma and poverty were once believed to be the primary causes, more and more affluent communities like Alpine, Utah are facing another factor: the high pressure on students to conform to a narrow and rigorous definition of success. By teaching parents and students to recognize early warning signs, establishing peer "Hope Groups," providing comprehensive counseling and treatment plans, and eliminating cultural taboos that prevent dialogue, communities like Lone Peak are starting to curb teen depression and suicide.

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  • Interrupting Chicago's Gun Violence In A Historically Awful Year

    Ben Schamisso Christian Bryant

    December 12, 2016 |

    Newsy |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    CeaseFire Illinois have worked for years on the streets of Chicago intervening as “violence interrupters” to stop problems escalating into tragedy. Some volunteers are former gang members and they use community connections and personal relationships to stop shootings and retaliations before they happen. The group was the focus of a documentary called “The Interrupters.”

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