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The Citizens Project

Jill Harkins

July 23, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

In New Haven, a two-decades long experiment in giving community to and promoting empowerment for people who have been in the criminal justice system or mental health treatment services has shown a decrease in drug use and an increase in general quality of life. The idea - that people who have isolated/alienated by a system need to be empowered as citizens to successfully re-integrate - is taking hold in other cities, including Philadelphia.

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India, which has long focused on student success, now offers ‘happiness' classes

Vidhi Doshi

July 22, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

Each day, 100,000 students in Delhi begin their school schedule with a 30-minute lesson focused on happiness and well-being. This curriculum is part of the capital's push to encourage innovation in government schools and complement the traditional rote memorization style of instruction. At the same time that the administration has instituted "happiness" classes and other initiatives, public schools have started to outperform private schools in the city.

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Beyond the Stigma: Clubhouse model thriving in 32 countries

Shawne K. Wickham

July 22, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Clubhouse International is a group fighting the stigma that surrounds mental health issues. By providing a space where people suffering from mental illness can gather and participate, they build strong community engagement which helps members to find jobs and housing. Most clubhouses rely on recurring state funding.

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Starting the Conversation – Offering a Glimmer of Hope

Andi Bourne

July 20, 2018 |

Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seeley Lake, Montana

In Montana, an elementary school is changing the dynamics around bullying and suicide through the Say Something Assembly program, which helps create an environment for students to feel safe and empowered to speak up. Montana has the highest rate of suicide in the country and the assemblies are designed to help youth understand it's OK to be struggling and to seek help. School officials also offer a companion program of support from trusted adults who can continue engaging and helping students.

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Health Researchers Quietly Tackle the Opioid Epidemic's Hidden Crisis

Sarah Kwon

July 19, 2018 |

Rewire |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Several researchers around the U.S., backed by the National Institutes of Health, are exploring the efficacy of providing contraception and counseling in the same locations as medication-assisted treatment for addiction as a way to curb the huge number of unintended pregnancies among women with opioid addictions. The results have not yet been published, but the goal is to make it easier for those who often don't usually access health care to get contraception in a fragmented system.

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Beyond the Stigma: Optimism on NH's opioid front line

Shawne K. Wickham

July 18, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, many actors are participating to coordinate solutions to the opioid crisis. Among the most effective solutions are training physicians to help patients manage pain without opiates, helping patients wean off opiates, and maintaining rapid response teams to respond to potential overdoses.

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A New Child Psychiatry Fellowship Could Make Midland A Boomtown For Mental Health Services

Caroline Covington

July 18, 2018 |

Texas Standard |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

Most Texas counties don't offer psychiatry services, so Texas Tech University is sponsoring an $8 million fellowship that trains psychiatrists and then incentives them to remain in the area. In an effort to get immediate services in the hands of rural patients, doctors are also offering telepsychiatry options to augment in-person services.

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What gun shops can do to help prevent suicide

Zachariah Bryan

July 17, 2018 |

The Montana Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

To fight suicide by firearm, an injury prevention center and a gun shop owner teamed up to form a group called the Gun Shop Project. The group empowers gun shop owners and employees with training in how to notice the signs of potentially suicidal customers—and to stop the sale of a firearm to anyone who looks like they may be at risk. Success is measurable in anecdotes from employees who say they've saved lives.

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The lifelong consequences of childhood trauma

Kathi Beeks

July 17, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: Flathead Reservation, United States, Montana

Trauma-informed care and social support systems encourage resilience in the face of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). With evidence of strong links between childhood trauma and long-term health, behavioral, and even social issues in adulthood, programs like the Best Beginnings Children’s Partnership of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County in Montana and the BARR (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) curriculum promote healing and resilient thinking. Creating positive, supportive environments also reduces the likelihood of passing down inter-generational trauma.

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Neighbors on call to help care for one another

Alex Sakariassen

July 14, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Mirebalais

Although Haiti and Montana appear to be vastly different places, they have a few important things in common; they are geographically rural, they both face high rates of mental illness and a shortage of mental health care workers, and they are both combatting this problem by utilizing Community Health Workers. These workers regularly visit people who struggle with mental health issues to check up on them and ensure that they stay on track with their treatment, and provide consistent support.

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