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Genetic testing: a new tool in prescribing mental-health meds

Julie Riddle

October 23, 2023 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Some medical professionals and companies like Genemarkers are using pharmacogenomic testing (PGx) to test a patient’s genetic makeup to see how they may metabolize certain drugs. This process has been around for years but is starting to pick up speed in the mental health care scene to allow doctors to prescribe medications with greater accuracy.

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Niger girls learn about menstruation to stay in school, tackle stigma

Hamzat Abaga

October 21, 2023 |

Daily Nigerian |

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Response Location: Niger

In Niger, an initiative challenging menstrual stigma is promoting knowledge and hygiene through community engagement and mentorship. Since 2019, the foundation has reached over 20 schools, 35 communities, more than 3,000 women and girls.

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One answer to the youth mental health crisis? Asking Colorado students how they're feeling

Leigh Paterson

October 18, 2023 |

KUNC |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

New legislation in Colorado will implement statewide mental health screenings, expanding existing programs in schools and health centers. For example, Glenwood Springs High School has had a screening program in place since 2020. The school's health center provides care ranging from dental exams to counseling and served over 2,500 students last year.

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In Spain, a movement is fighting the mental illness stigma

Sara Plaza, Mar Sala, Kike Castro

October 18, 2023 |

Sphera |

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Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

The Mad Pride movement and groups like Orgullo Loco work to protect the rights of people seeking psychiatric care, as many report traumatic experiences with psychiatric hospitals like being forcibly checked in and given harmful treatments like electroshock therapy. The groups provide a sense of community, host events for members and organize demonstrations to rally support and advocate for policy change.

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Medical aid from Minnesota offers a lifeline to Somaliland's poor

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

October 16, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

A pair of doctors are working to make healthcare more accessible and affordable by training area hospitals to use new technology, like ultrasound devices, to detect non-communicable diseases. Through their newly established non-communicable disease clinic staffed with personnel trained to provide more precise medical care, about 1,100 patients have been cared for.

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Doctors from Mexico help meet the need of some patients in the Central Valley

María G. Ortiz-Briones

October 09, 2023 |

The Fresno Bee |

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Response Location: United States, Tehama County, California

Mexico's Pilot Program for Licensed Physicians brings Mexican doctors to the states to address the lack of culturally relevant healthcare and Spanish-speaking healthcare providers, particularly in rural areas with large immigrant populations. Currently, the program has 30 Mexican doctors working in various counties throughout the state.

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Trauma to triumph: ASHA helping women overcome depression in India

Sanket Jain

October 09, 2023 |

Devex |

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Response Location: India

To help provide rural access to mental health care in India, ASHAs (appointed female healthcare workers) work in their local communities to identify and support women in need. By providing free listening and support services in addition to their medical care, ASHAs have helped thousands of impoverished women recover from depression.

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A car mechanic's invention to deliver babies is finally coming to market

Catherine Cheney

October 05, 2023 |

Devex |

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Response Location: Argentina

OdonAssist is an inflatable device designed to help better perform assisted vaginal births (AVB). Several organizations, including the WHO, have been working to get the device on the market, especially in areas with high maternal and infant mortality rates. AVBs are proven to reduce risks during birth, like excessive bleeding, and clinical studies have shown that the OdonAssist device is both safe and effective in performing AVBs, as 88.5% of uses have been successful.

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The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers

Sally Howard

October 03, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

The Network for Empowerment and Program Initiatives (Nepi) helps former child soldiers who struggle with mental health and drug abuse to address and heal from their traumas through cognitive behavioral therapy. The group also provides $200 cash transfers to help participants get back on their feet after completing the Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia (Styl) program, which has helped tens of thousands of young men.

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How Colorado training programs aim to cut mental health care stigma among farmers and ranchers

Jenny McCoy

October 03, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Colorado Agricultural Addiction and Mental Health Program (CAAMHP) works to make mental health care more accessible by offering residents six free counseling sessions with licensed behavioral health professionals who have completed culturally relevant training in order to better connect with farmers and ranchers facing mental health issues. So far more than 30 clinicians have completed the training and there are about 15 therapists working with CAAMHP, helping to provide care and reduce stigma surrounding mental health in the farm and ranch industry.

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