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  • How Poverty Changes the Brain

    Tara Garcia Mathewson

    April 19, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Living in poverty can impact brain functioning due to the consistent stress and can lead to difficulty with problem solving, decision making, and goal setting. A Boston-based project, EMPath, addresses this issue by assisting families with identifying goals and taking the steps to accomplish these goals.

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  • Helping traumatized Yazidi refugees requires a different kind of care

    Meera Vijayann

    April 18, 2017 |

    TVO |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, London, Ontario

    Volunteers all over Canada are working hard to implement the Canadian government's mission to resettle 12,000 Yazidi refugees. A large part of the plan focuses on mental health support for this heavily-traumatized population and relies on trained interpreters to be able to communicate with them sensitively and appropriately so they open up to the idea of psychotherapy. The program has proven successful in that Canada now houses 50 Yazidi families, many of which go on to help other Yazidis settle in.

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  • Can Weed Cure America's Opioid Epidemic?

    Kaleigh Rogers

    April 18, 2017 |

    Motherboard |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Opioid addiction runs rampant in the United States. However, researchers are becoming more convinced that cannabis can help prevent opioid abuse from even happening. In states where cannabis is legal the rate of opioid overdose is lower than states where cannabis is banned.

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  • Last Days of Solitary

    Lauren Mucciolo Dan Edge

    April 18, 2017 |

    PBS Frontline |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Warren, Maine

    Across the United States, the use of administrative segregation is being rethought and reduced, as study after study shows it’s link to higher rates of violence and recidivism. At Maine State Prison, over the course of six years, the number of people in solitary went from 100 to 8, while also seeing a decline in fights, use of weapons, and emergency room transportation in the prison’s general population. The prison has instead started implementing individualized mental health programming and structured living units – opting to implement rehabilitation over punitive measures.

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  • Postmen Delivering Kindness to the Elderly

    Elizabeth Cassin Tom Colls

    April 11, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, St. Helier, Bailiwick of Jersey

    On the island of Jersey, postal workers don’t just deliver the mail: they also check up on elderly people during their routes. With a quick face-to-face chat, they check that they’ve taken their medication and if there’s anything else they need. The project has caught the attention of post offices (and health professionals) around the world as an approach against the social care crisis for a rapidly-aging population.

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  • Sisters listen to help heal as Rwanda marks 23 years since the genocide

    Melanie Lidman

    April 06, 2017 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Benebikira 'Sister Listeners' offer informal counseling to both victims and perpetrators of violence during the Rwanda genocide, seeking to forge a bridge of understanding. Their roles as listeners are especially important during the annual anniversary of the genocide.

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  • What can the UK learn from Finland's approach to mental health?

    Sarah Johnson

    April 05, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Finland

    Finland’s Mental Health Hub is an online resource that provides tools to manage stress, depression, and substance dependency as well as therapy with a diagnosis. The resource has helped treat low acuity mental health issues by providing greater access without an increase in cost.

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  • The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life

    Taffy Brodesser-Akner

    March 30, 2017 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young adults who decide to abandon their cloistered Jewish communities have only one another to help them navigate the alternate reality of modern-day New York. 'Footsteps', is a nonprofit organization that brings formerly ultra-orthodox people together to talk and learn to navigate their new worlds, while also bringing in social workers and providing GED classes. For individuals leaving their families, life can be extremely difficult, but this group seeks to create a more positive transition to the secular world.

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  • Bonds That Combat the Isolation of Military Life

    David Bornstein

    March 20, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Frequent deployments and relocations create career hurdles for military spouses and pull families away from their support networks. Blue Star Families, a nonprofit founded in 2009, is working with volunteers in 35 chapters around the world to help military families connect and communicate their experiences to policymakers and the American public. More than half of surveyed families say that they would not recommend military service to their children, a potentially serious issue for the all-volunteer force which recruits heavily from families with histories of service.

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  • Can "E-Responders" on Social Media Prevent Gang Violence?

    Michael Friedrich

    March 19, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A pilot project at New York University called "E-Responder" trained 26 anti-violence counselors at five sites across the city to interpret online posts threatening violence and intervene before virtual violence turns real. Nearly all their interventions ended peacefully. That is not conclusive proof that this prevented violence, but it's a strong correlation that inspired spreading the program to 18 more sites. Social media "cyberbanging" is the virtual equivalent of threatening gang graffiti that turns deadly. E-responders work with on-the-ground intervention teams and police to change risky behavior.

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