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An Integrated Approach Ensures Better Health Care For Mind And Body

Caroline Covington

August 07, 2018 |

Texas Standard |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

By integrating mental health care services into primary care facilities, doctors are getting care to people who would otherwise avoid a mental health visit. Barriers to accessing are both cultural and institutional—for some the stigma of needing mental health care is too much, for others it's the added time and headache of finding another provider. Integrated care addresses both. In Texas, Sí Texas is helping alleviate the cost to primary care providers, but they're unsure what steps they'll need to take when their grant money runs out.

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Nosy, persistent, brave: the women who catch sex-traffickers red-handed

Gavin Kelleher

August 03, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal

In Nepal a team of people monitor border crossings to rescue young women being trafficked into brothels in India. The women are tricked into believing there are jobs waiting for them rather than brutal lives of sexual servitude. The volunteer interceptors work with the organization Love Justice, which says it makes about 90 successful interventions every month, to reconnect the young women to their families or to other organizations.

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Instead of jail, “Hope Not Handcuffs” gets people into addiction treatment

Cynthia Canty

August 02, 2018 |

Michigan Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Macomb, Michigan

In Michigan, the Hope Not Handcuffs Initiative has partnered with local police departments to ensure that people with addictions are given support and treatment instead of being sent to jail. Ninety-eight percent of people are placed in a treatment center within two hours of their arrival at a participating police station; they estimate they've placed around 1500 people in their 18 months of operation.

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How to Report On Survivors of Gun Violence

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

August 02, 2018 |

The Trace |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A journalist who has reported for two years on survivors of gunshots offers guidance and advice to others in the media on how to track accurate data on non-fatal gun violence, report empathetically on survivors facing trauma and coping with secondary trauma by hearing these stories. Telling these stories is key to understanding the true scope and impact of gun violence, as well as stories of resilience and hope.

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How Colleges Can Support Students Recovering from Substance Abuse

Jen Soong

August 01, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Some universities are helping students stay sober. Institutions like Rutgers, Texas Tech, and University of Michigan offer counseling, support groups, and even recovery houses. Research shows these programs are overwhelmingly successful. “They have low relapse rates, higher GPAs than average, and are more likely to stay in college and graduate. In fact, they reported up to 95 percent of participating students are able to sustain their sobriety while attending school.”

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America's doctors can beat the opioid epidemic. Here's how to get them on board.

German Lopez

July 31, 2018 |

Vox |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Primary care providers often decline to learn how to treat opioid addiction because it takes too much time and specialization—it's a complex disease. But ECHO, a New Mexico initiative that links primary care providers with a community of specialists and colleagues, empowers doctors with access to knowledge that allows them to treat tough patients. ECHO began as a resource for Hepatitis C and was so effective, they expanded it for opioid addiction, For some doctors, it breaks down the barrier to getting a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, am opioid treatment.

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North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary Confinement

Cheryl Corley

July 31, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, North Dakota

Prison officials in North Dakota have revamped solitary confinement, inspired in part by Norway's system, which focuses on “punishment that works.” There is much less focus on using isolation to punish small infractions and more emphasis on mental health and helping inmates learn new skills to change behavior. The shift has reduced tensions between guards and prisoners, fostering better relationships and less disruptive behavior and suicide attempts by inmates.

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Can Green Space Be a New Mental Health Treatment?

Linda Poon

July 30, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, a study has found that turning vacant lots into parks and green spaces helped reduce rates of depression in the poorest neighborhoods. These findings complement previous evidence that providing access to nature and greenery can impact mental health.

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Beyond the Stigma: Doubling the help for kids

Shawne K. Wickham

July 30, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

FAST Forward is a community health program for children that is aimed at keeping them at home rather than in hospitals. The program helps families build community support around their children.

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Yoga, herbs and sunshine: New Zealand opens 'humane' jail for most violent inmates

Eleanor Ainge Roy

July 29, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland

New Zealand is opening a new prison for its most dangerous inmates, but it will feature more space and holistic therapies in the vein of prisons in Scandinavia, Belgium and Germany. The majority of people in New Zealand's prisons have a mental illness or addiction diagnosis and more than half are Maori. The new facility will focus on helping people eventually reintegrate back into the community and officials hope this will curtail the steadily rising incarceration rates in the country.

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