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  • Binge drinking in Wisconsin is just their culture, right? Except in one county.

    June 24, 2015 |

    Upworthy |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Marquette, Wisconsin

    Marquette County outmatched the rest of Wisconsin in binge-drinking rates back in 2005. By 2012, instead of going up by 5% like the rest of Wisconsin did, Marquette county reduced theirs by 15%. Evidence points to the Healthy Communities Healthy Youth initiative launched in 2003.

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  • Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist

    June 19, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    MoodGYM is an online program targeted to help those suffering from depression for whom it is a challenge to access therapy because of location or the stigma it carries. Essentially a therapy session in your pocket, the program allows users to access help at little to no cost, regardless of where they are or what time of day it is.

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  • In Los Angeles, a national model for how to police the mentally ill

    June 15, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    How are people with mental illness policed in the U.S.? Unfortunately, often people with mental illness are sent to prison, instead of being treated. There are “10 times as many inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness in the penal system as patients in state mental institutes.” However, in Los Angeles police are paired with mental health clinicians. A move that is saving the city money, and keeping people out of prison.

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  • Reading, Writing, Required Silence: How Meditation is Changing Schools and Students

    June 12, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Silence can be hard to come by for students at New York City schools, contributing to increased stress. Some schools in New York are incorporating meditation to give their students time to relax and calm their inner minds after studying all day.

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  • Teaching women to fight today could stop rapes tomorrow

    June 11, 2015 |

    Quartz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    “Empowerment self-defense” teaches women how to defend themselves against sexual assault, psychological awareness, and how to be verbally assertive. A study showed that women who took empowerment self defense classes saw a “46% reduction in completed rape and a 63% reduction in attempted sexual assault.”

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  • Teaching women self-defence still the best way to reduce sexual assaults: study

    June 10, 2015 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    In the debate over how to reduce sexual assault on university campuses, proposing self-defense classes for women is controversial. But, according to new landmark Canadian research, it works.

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  • College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success

    June 10, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    Sexual violence is a serious hazard on college campuses - by some estimates, one in five female students are raped, and women tend to be at the greatest risk during their first year on campus. But a program that trained first-year female college students at various Canadian colleges to avoid rape substantially lowered their risk of being sexually assaulted, a rare success against a problem that has been resistant to many prevention efforts.

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  • Life on Parole

    June 08, 2015 |

    PBS Frontline |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Connecticut is attempting to reduce prison recidivism by changing parole practices. Changes to the system are allowing parole officers to foster relationships with parolees and counsel them as people, not as cases.

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  • Keeping mental health patients stable and out of jail

    June 02, 2015 |

    Marketplace |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Like the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams that help seriously mentally ill people avoid costly long-term hospital stays, Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams try to help the same population avoid jail also. By providing intensive case management to avoid the pitfalls that lead to criminal charges, and connecting people living in the community with needed services, these teams have shown early indications that their patients spend less time in both jails and hospitals. They are more expensive than outpatient clinics, but in the long run may be cheaper than hospitals and jails.

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  • Hotline volunteers help people cope with mental health crises

    May 29, 2015 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Grafton, Wisconsin

    Mental health care often requires a human touch and a personal connection. Tucked quietly in an office park in Grafton, volunteers at the COPE Hotline field nearly 23,000 calls a year from all over the Milwaukee area and some points beyond.

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