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  • What's behind Colorado's new suicide prevention campaign? Real teen voices

    Jennifer Brown

    January 24, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Inclusion, access, and relatability – these are the foundations of Colorado’s “Below the Surface” program aimed at preventing teen suicide. The program is a text line that teens and adults can use to contact an on-call counselor, 24/7, and has been driven largely by teen voices who have experienced suicide and depression up close. Spreading the message about the program is a series of marketing materials, all conceived of by teenagers, that speaks to the disconnect between how people act and what they’re really feeling.

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  • Evolution of Ambulance Services

    Judi Currie

    January 23, 2019 |

    Granite State News Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    Across New Hampshire, eight different emergency programs are being piloted that creatively use ambulance services to bolster community health care. In a state that has witnessed the need for mental health services and responses to the opioid epidemic, emergency medical services are often on the frontlines. Recognizing this opportunity, programs like Safe Station, which provides those with substance abuse issues a space to seek help, are being developed.

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  • The Bond Project: Creating a safer drinking environment

    Casey Miller

    January 22, 2019 |

    Daily Emerald |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    A collaborative effort between the University of Oregon Police Department, the university’s Office of the Dean of Students, and student-led The Bond Project is working to create a safer nightlife culture for students in the area. As a response to the dangers of the collegiate party scene – alcohol-induced fights, sexual harassment – the collaboration, led by The Bond Project, is providing training for bar staff and management to be better stewards of safety and community in the area.

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  • Switzerland couldn't stop drug users. So it started supporting them.

    Taylor Knopf

    January 21, 2019 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    By prioritizing treatment over law enforcement, Switzerland dramatically reduced its drug problem. In 1994, the country adopted a progressive policy to treat heroin addiction as a public health crisis, focusing on harm reduction, treatment, and prevention in addition to traditional law enforcement. The policy, which embraces medicated-assisted treatment and universal access to services, helped greatly reduce issues such as the incidence of HIV, drug overdoses, and deaths over the long-term.

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  • Victoria judge shaped mental health law

    Jessica Priest

    January 21, 2019 |

    The Victoria Advocate |

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    Response Location: United States, Victoria, Texas

    In Victoria County, Texas, juries were tasked with determining whether or not the person being tried was fit to stand trial, oftentimes wasting taxpayer dollars and delaying treatment for those that need it. To change this, a task force was assembled and together, they created a bill that put the responsibility of determining mental state into the hands of the judge rather than jury members.

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  • The drug that saved the people who overdosed in Chico

    Soumya Karlamangla

    January 20, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chico, California

    To reduce deaths caused by overdosing, Chico police have begun carrying naloxone in their squad cars to administer on site, rather than waiting for paramedics to arrive. Although not all police departments have participated in this approach, there is a growing drive to make it the standard.

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  • How ordinary people can heal trauma and transform mental health care

    Edward Siddons

    January 18, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Zambia, Lusaka, Lusaka Province

    The need for therapeutic support is far outstripping the rate that doctors and nurses can get through training, let alone having enough caregivers in low-income areas. However, extensive studies have proven that a community-based mental health service can be just as effective as the global north's psychotherapists. By training lay people in evidence-based therapies that cover commonalities across different forms of trauma, low- and middle-income areas can access quality mental healthcare. Multiple studies across different age groups has shown dramatic improvement in conditions like depression or PTSD.

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  • Rent-a-sister: Coaxing Japan's young men out of their rooms

    Amelia Martyn-Hemphill

    January 18, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    In Japan, an organization called New Start employs women that help men who are withdrawn from society. These men, called hikikomori, are often experiencing mental health issues, and cannot leave their homes. That’s where New Start’s rent-a-sister program comes in. These women spend months, sometimes years, with these men, building trust, giving advice, and adjust to society. The organization also provide halfway houses for these men, with 80% successfully re-entering society as independent individuals.

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  • Looking to Improve Students' Mental Health? Ask What They Need

    Lily Jackson

    January 18, 2019 |

    The Chronicle of Higher Education |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Colleges campuses are increasingly consulting students about the mental health services they want to see and expanding initiatives beyond the counseling center to all aspects of campus life. At Jefferson Community College in New York this means food pantries and nonprofit transportation services.

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  • Youth Empowerment

    Jennifer Rooks

    January 17, 2019 |

    NH-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Across New Hampshire, youth are leading the fight against substance abuse. Programs like Dover’s Youth-to-Youth, Stand Up Sachems, Youth Leadership Through Adventure, and the Making it Happen Coalition, are all youth-led, adult-supported initiatives that are empowering young adults to create and disseminate substance abuse awareness and prevention campaigns. Fundamental to each of these efforts effective communication and creating a sense of community as key to prevention.

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