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Dentists at Asian Health Services Screen for Depression

Sarah Kwon

April 02, 2018 |

Oakland Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Dentists at the Asian Health Services Group in Oakland added a screening for mental health to their pre-appointment paperwork. Due to language barriers and cultural reluctance to acknowledge mental health issues, many Asians, especially seniors, were suffering from depression without help. Last year, the program referred 10 people to mental health services and Asian Health Services was contacted by a large dental provider to learn about the initiative.

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Could venomous snails be part of the solution to the opioid epidemic?

Lindsey Konkel

April 02, 2018 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Patients who experience chronic pain are commonly prescribed opiates. Over time, their tolerance to the medication builds up and they must increase their dose to maintain the positive effects of opiates, often leading to addiction problems. A neurotoxin found in a venomous sea snail is proving to be more effective in relieving chronic pain because it works better over time and it is non-addictive.

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How More Meetings Might Be The Secret To Fixing High School

Anya Kamenetz

March 31, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Schools in 13 states have found a promising and "decidedly unsexy" solution to "ninth-grade shock" - one with a 40 percent decrease in failure rates to its name. In the "Building Assets, Reducing Risks" (BARR) model, teachers, counselors, and social workers meet twice a week to compare notes on students' attendance, behavior, and social life. With many adult figures in the same room and sharing the same Google Doc, the school has found it easier to identify troubling patterns and develop personalized plans for each struggling student.

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Exchange of Ideas: Needle Exchanges Grow To Meet Threats From Opioid Crisis

Mary Meehan

March 30, 2018 |

Ohio Valley ReSource |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Sharing stories about addiction brings stakeholders together. With the cost of prevention being much lower than the cost of treating outbreaks disease and overdoses, advocates for needle exchanges have sought to open more centers in Kentucky. Despite initial opposition from the Bourbon County community, groups like the Recovery Warriors have succeeded, by holding meetings and sharing experiences, to ultimately pass a motion to open the county’s first needle exchange.

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We Can Fix the Law Enforcement Landscape Facing—and Failing—Campus Sexual Assault Survivors

Lauren Young

March 30, 2018 |

Ms. Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Justice Department’s National Center for Campus Public Safety Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault and Adjudication Institute offers trauma-informed trainings for campus officers, police officers, and school officials in an effort to better serve students who have experienced sexual assault. As it stands, navigating the various authority figures can be confusing, re-traumatizing, and complicate due process and criminal justice matters. So far, the Center has facilitated trainings for nearly 300 different organizations.

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Changing the mindset of the healthcare system

Anne Hillman

March 28, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska’s Southcentral Foundation has implemented “integrated” primary care which brings together a patient’s primary care and behavioral health providers as well as navigators, legal assistance, and nutritionists all within the same “wellness team.” This model helps providers view the patient holistically and improves the coordination of care among different providers.

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Opioid Treatment Program Helps Keep Families Together

Lisa Gillespie

March 28, 2018 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

In Kentucky, a parent who is addicted to opioids and is reported to Child Protective Services, can get a second a chance. That’s because a program called START, gives parents the option of getting assigned a mentor that helps addicted parents through their recovery. Research “has shown it has a higher success rate in reuniting families than the traditional child welfare process.”

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When tokhang takes your children away

Portia Ladrido

March 27, 2018 |

CNN |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines

Community groups and organizations are helping women deal with the deaths of their sons due to a drug war that has killed thousands in the Philippines. One of those organizations is Baigani, which takes family out of town for a family therapy event. “The women share their skills, their strengths, and together, attendees and counsellors, suggest plausible livelihood and jobs that they could take on.”

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Training boys and girls to fight sexual violence

Louise Donovan Hannah O'Neill Felista Wangari

March 27, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

A successful training program in Nairobi is teaching girls to recognize verbal and physical assault and empowering them with the self-defense skills to respond in moments of crisis.

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Threat Assessment Teams

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

March 26, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States

Increasingly, schools are using threat assessment teams to prevent shootings. Composed of school and law enforcement officials, the groups direct potentially dangerous students to appropriate resources. One study found no racial bias in the process compared to zero tolerance policies that show significant disparities. Threat assessment teams are also unique in their intent to address all gun violence: "Spending money to prevent kids from getting to that point can have ripple effects outside of the school walls as well—in reducing violence on the street, and treating the trauma that precedes it."

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