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  • California Chef Aims To Help Restaurant Workers Prevent Suicide

    February 11, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The restaurant industry can be incredibly stressful for those that work in it, but a chef based in Sacramento is trying to change this by focusing efforts on suicide prevention through education, trainings and other resource implementation. "This is a place for me to help my people," he says. "We are storytellers at the end of the day. And one of our stories is going to be about mental health."

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  • Another tool to improve student mental health? Kids talking to kids

    January 27, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    Taos High School's EQ Retreat is an opportunity for seniors to share their experiences with stress and trauma with underclassmen, providing a relatable voice and lessons for overcoming the challenges inside and outside the walls of high school. "Peer-led social emotional learning is the answer," the teacher-leader of the retreat said.

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  • Scavenger hunt at Copper Mountain Resort will raise funds for mental health

    January 26, 2019 |

    Summit Daily |

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    Response Location: United States, Summit County, Colorado

    A mental health awareness and suicide prevention nonprofit Building Hope in Summit County, CO is teaming up with another nonprofit called Snowboarders and Skiers for Christ to host a scavenger hunt that educates Coloradans about suicide prevention and raises funds for community mental health initiatives and programs. The scavenger hunt combines a popular physical activity (skiing) with mental or physical puzzles that require participants to learn something about mental health before moving on to the next challenge. The program, called Secret Spot, aims to tackle the taboo around mental health.

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  • How the U.K. is fighting the loneliness epidemic

    January 16, 2019 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Liverpool, England

    Lonliness is a huge health risk in senior citizens. To address this, the U.K. is killing two birds with one stone by assigning mail carriers a couple of seniors to check in on once a week. Mail carriers already know the area well and are easily recognizable, so regular conversations with residents were a logical next step. The carriers conduct surveys every week in order to gain quantitative data to inform their practices, and the program continues to be a success with the senior citizens served.

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  • How to reduce light pollution, an underestimated threat to our environment

    January 11, 2019 |

    Popular Science |

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    Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

    There is so little artificial light in Flagstaff that you can see the Milky Way from downtown. The city has banned sweeping searchlights, required outdoor light to be shielded downwards, and switched illumination on all roadways and parking lots to low-pressure sodium lights. Annual “star parties” and other events keep residents committed to reducing light pollution, which has big impacts on human and animal health.

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  • MPS crisis response team helps students process grief, confront trauma

    January 04, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In Milwaukee Public schools, when a student or teacher passes away, a crisis response team, made up of school psychologists, social workers, and counselors, steps in to offer grief counseling and mental health care support. In operation for over 20 years, the team aims to make students feel secure in their environment once again, provide individual support to students for which this event might be triggering, and train teachers to recognize signs of trauma in their students.

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  • The Real Possibilities for Change

    December 28, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Philadelphia could benefit from Connecticut’s Child FIRST program. The company sends therapists to family homes to help them address their mental health situations using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Child FIRST gets federal funding and has been recognized as "evidence based" treatment by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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  • We spent a year reporting on teen anxiety. Here's what we learned — and why you're part of the solution

    December 12, 2018 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Rates of mental health issues including anxiety and depression are on the rise across the nation, inspiring families, schools and communities to take action. In Utah, some schools are implementing meditation methodology while other clinics are teaching tools for coping.

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  • A better way to investigate rape

    December 09, 2018 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, West Valley City, Utah

    In West Valley City, Utah, the police department has transformed how they handle sex crimes. Department reforms include mandatory training on trauma, required testing of all rape kits, and the development of a set of guidelines to use when questioning victims – all of which shifting their focus towards justice and healing. The reforms have led to sharp increases in cases prosecuted and convicted and even changes in legislation statewide.

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  • Depression Can Be Hard To Talk About, So Farmers Turn To Twitter For Support

    December 07, 2018 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    #Agtwitter provides a space for social connection among farmers. What started as a hashtag to disseminate advice about farming practices and farm equipment has grown into a digital space where people can connect and even vent about their personal challenges. In a region characterized by high suicide rates, Agtwitter helps lessen the often-isolating expanses of America’s mountain west.

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