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His Daughter Died Of An Opioid Overdose. So He Built A Treatment Facility In Her Name

Tyrone Turner

March 05, 2020 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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Response Location: United States, Hagerstown, Maryland

Named after his daughter who overdosed, a former narcotics police officer created Brooke's House, a women's treatment facility in Maryland. Combining methodologies and using multiple approaches, the program works to help residents achieve sobriety through counseling and treatment.

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Teachers use meditation to inspire and calm: 'Imagine a voice coming from your heart'

Hannah Natanson

February 22, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Across the United States, mindfulness programs are gaining traction in elementary school classrooms as a strategy for students dealing with stress. As the approach spreads, some religious groups are raising concerns.

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Veterans with PTSD have found physical activity is an effective treatment

Rachel Phillips Jonathan Messiha Sara Abbott

February 12, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

To help veterans struggling to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, the Phoenix VA Health Care System has started using sports and outdoor recreation as a means of therapy. Although it does not replace medications or act as a cure-all, this practice has been shown to reduce symptoms and can lead to a reduction in medications.

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Treating Mothers' Trauma as a Way to Prevent Youth Violence

J. Brian Charles

February 04, 2020 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the program Sisters United Resilient and Empowered, also called SURE Moms, offers counseling to mothers in an effort to address their trauma, and thus have an effect on their entire families. With research showing the connection between home life and criminal behavior, SURE Moms gives women the opportunity to provide their children with emotional support by giving them that same emotional support. What started as an informal bible study group is now funded by the city and offers regular, twice per week classes.

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A single dose of psychedelic drug eased cancer patients' anxiety and depression for years

Kaitlin Sullivan

January 28, 2020 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States, New York

A new form of psychiatric treatment known as psychedelic-assisted therapy is gaining recognition of being a credible way to fight against anxiety and depression. This breakthrough has proven to be especially beneficial for cancer patients and survivors, who often develop cancer-related anxiety and depression.

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How to stop youth violence: Role models, mentors, glimpses of life's possibilities

Natasha S. Alford

January 23, 2020 |

syracuse.com |

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Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

At Syracuse, New York’s Hillbrook Detention Center for youth, the Thinking For A Change program provides kids with classes – taught by mentors with similar backgrounds – like conflict resolution, anger management, problem-solving, and how to recognize signs of abuse. The program is part of a national shift toward rehabilitation and community-based programming, which is associated with a decrease in the number of youth experiencing incarceration.

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Using Trauma-Informed Design, Buildings Become Tools for Recovery

Daliah Singer

January 22, 2020 |

Colorado Trust |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

In Denver, Colorado, one homeless shelter is using trauma-informed design to make residents feel more at home and less likely to sleep outside. Architects building Sanderson Apartments considered past traumas when choosing the layout, colors, furniture, and building materials. As a result, the physical environment is helping with the recovery process.

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These two Bibb County schools have a solution to bad behavior: breathing and meditation

Debbie Blankenship

January 10, 2020 |

The Telegraph |

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Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

In Georgia’s Bibb county, students at two schools are learning deep breathing and mindfulness from the organization, On the Same Breath. The practice, introduced by the organization and then led by teachers, gives students the opportunity to complete this practice every day for 40 days in the hopes that it will address behavioral issues and stress. It’s currently in the pilot stage for Bibb county, but the Atlantic public school system has been using it for years.

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In northern Uganda, therapy dogs are helping the survivors of war cope with their trauma

Evelyn Lirri

January 08, 2020 |

Equal Times |

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Response Location: Uganda

Animal-assisted therapy offers benefits to those suffering from trauma. In Uganda, the Comfort Dog Project pairs victims of the country's decades-long civil war with companion animals. The dogs help victims, many of whom suffered as child soldiers, cope with post-traumatic stress, stigma, and isolation. The Comfort Dog project trains the dogs and helps to educate the new owners about pet care.

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Volunteers step in to keep asylum seekers healthy on border

Julie Watson

December 18, 2019 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana

In Tijuana, many asylum seekers are left without access to health care while they await a decision on their cases so medical professionals are volunteering their time to try to help those that need it. Although they are faced with a myriad of barriers, their pop-up clinics that promote “border-less medicine,” have grown to hundreds of volunteers who have seen more than 9,000 patients.

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