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Finding Some Peace After War

Dave Philipps

August 02, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Warrior Expeditions is one of several organizations helping veterans embark on outdoor experiences, such as hiking the Continental Divide. Participants find that these trips, sometimes months-long, offer the time and space to begin processing their experiences of combat and loss.

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Pennsylvania training mentally ill inmates to help others on the cellblock

Katie Colaneri

August 01, 2017 |

WHYY |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Peer to peer programs have existed since the 1980s. These programs pair up a person with mental health illness, with one another. The concept, is relatively new in the prison systems, and is gaining traction in states like Pennsylvania.

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Mexico's Cartoon Therapists

Elizabeth Cassin

July 25, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico

In order to address dynamics that may keep a child from talking about traumatic experiences, a Mexico City-based child psychologist developed Antennas. Antennas is an animated character controlled and voiced by the psychologist who, as an alien, can ask basic questions about people and relationships. This approach has been effective for psychologists and use of Antennas has spread to the judicial system as well.

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How Iceland became the most stone-cold sober country for teens in Europe

Jesse Hyde

July 20, 2017 |

Deseret News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

The Youth Iceland program has lowered rates of teenage alcohol abuse not by counseling teens to say no to drinking, but by providing opportunities to establish a healthy life and relationships. The program entailed investing money in school programs, providing money to families to participate in these programs, and pushing for parents to spend more time with the children.

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A Rust Belt City's School Turnaround

Amadou Diallo

July 18, 2017 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

In a Buffalo school district where many students from low-income families struggled with trauma, attendance, and the effects of poverty, a nonprofit initiative called Say Yes to Education is implementing drastic change. The program increases graduation rates for minority students, grants scholarships and admissions guidance to colleges, provides medical and mental health care to under-served students, brings in mentors and after-school programs, and even assists students parents with job-readiness workshops and housing assistance.

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In Texas, People With Mental Illness Find Work Helping Peers

Lauren Silverman

July 13, 2017 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

The concept of peer-to-peer support has been leveraged by organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous for decades; but for perhaps the first time, health care systems are leveraging this method to help treat patients with mental illness. Non-profit Via Hope provides training and certification for peer support specialists who go to work in health clinics and hospitals to provide support, counseling, and resources for others suffering from a wide range of mental illnesses. They are already proving as, if not more effective than traditional case managers at helping keep patients out of psychiatric hospitals.

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Breaking the Opioid Habit in Dentists' Offices

Tina Rosenberg

July 10, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Oral surgeons and other doctors tend to prescribe opioids to their patients following surgery, which has arguably contributed to a rising number of patients, especially those under the age of 25, developing addictions. Now, thanks to increased awareness and new protocols, doctors and dentists are prescribing fewer opioids and more non-addictive pain killers, as well as educating their patients about their prescriptions.

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A Fairhill church is redemption central for ex-offenders

Kristen E. Holmes

July 07, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A church in Philadelphia is adept at ministering to those coming out of incarceration and drug use because its two pastors come from that very same world. They hold members accountable, which could mean a required stint in rehab before folks can use the various services of the church like housing, food and help with employment. As a result the recidivism rate of members is about five percent, far lower that the state-wide rate.

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The Super-Users Dominating Health-Care Spending

Karen Weintraub

June 29, 2017 |

The Atlantic |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

'Super-users' are people who use the healthcare system a disproportionate amount more. Programs such as One Care are designed to care for these 'super-users' organizing their complex care in order to reduce emergency room visits, prevent unnecessary procedures, and bring the cost of their care down.

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Taking On Recidivism: Larry Platt speaks with Attorney General Josh Shapiro

Larry Platt

June 26, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's attorney general may sound more like a defense attorney as he lays out plans to focus more resources on helping people returning from incarceration integrate into society. But Josh Shapiro insists his approach is pragmatic and he helped launch a statewide re-entry council that coordinates efforts among 21 local coalitions and also brings in services providers and state agencies. The effort is using a comprehensive approach to address crime, including addiction treatment, housing and education.

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