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Free mental health apps provide 24/7 help for teens and young children across California

Phillip Palmer

May 10, 2024 |

KABC-TV |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Two apps, Soluna and BrightLife Kids, provide 24/7, free access to mental health care to young people. The apps include videos, podcasts, self-guided support through interactive content, community forums, chat-based, one-on-one coaching and connections to behavioral health coaches.

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'Composting Our Emotions': How Climate Action Cultivates Well-Being

Elizabeth Hewitt

April 30, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Several groups are emerging to help youth cope with eco-anxiety and the mental health effects caused by climate change. Groups like the Bay Area Youth Climate Summit educate and facilitate conversations about climate change with young people, helping them build a sense of community with others who share their concerns. Research shows those who participate in climate work and have a social support system have reduced feelings of eco-anxiety and depression linked to climate change.

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A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

Lillian Mongeau Hughes

April 29, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Crisis call lines by Native youth, for Native youth are emerging to ensure youth in need can receive culturally relevant mental health care. One such call line is Native and Strong, which has Indigenous counselors and trained youth volunteers to answer calls and texts through the crisis line. Since launching in 2022, Native and Strong has 30 people on staff who have answered the phone more than 5,000 times.

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St. Paul partnership brings trust, opportunities to troubled Karen youth

Kyeland Jackson

April 25, 2024 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

A partnership between the local school district, police and the nonprofits the Karen Organization of Minnesota and The Urban Village is helping fight addiction and gang influence among Karen youth. Since the partnership was formed, overdoses among youth have decreased significantly, and some students have begun forming supportive relationships with specialists from nonprofits and local police whom they can lean on when they need to.

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The therapy school for children raised in Delhi's red light district

Geetanjali Krishna

April 15, 2024 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Delhi

Project Phoenix offers a one-year preventative mental health initiative for teens in underserved communities. It provides trauma-informed therapy and social-emotional learning through art, theater, writing and music, as well as education on human and sexual rights. The program aims to equip vulnerable youth with skills to combat mental health challenges and has impacted over 76,500 individuals so far

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Sala de consumo | Consumption Room

Daniel Alarcón Pablo Argüelles Camila Segura Luis Fernando Vargas

April 09, 2024 |

Radio Ambulante |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Mexicali, Baja California

La Sala is a community center that provides harm reduction services to those in need. People can come in to exchange used needles for clean ones and other supplies to make drug use safer. The Center also provides naloxone and testing for HIV and other diseases, all for free. The Center reopened in mid-2019 and has had about 1,900 visits since then.

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Quinault Indian Nation wellness courts replace punishment with empowerment

Luna Reyna

April 09, 2024 |

ICT News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Quinault Indian Nation, United States, Taholah, Washington

The Quinault Indian Nation’s Family Wellness Court provides a culturally relevant alternative to traditional Western court systems that focuses on healing rather than punishment. 100 of the 400 tribal courts in the country have wellness courts for adults, families and youth, providing substance use disorder support, mental health care, and other family support services.

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'It Is Safe Here': Women Share The Delight Of Living At Uganda's First Safe Shelter For People With Albinism

Rhonet Atwiine

April 03, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda

Women and Children with Albinism in Uganda is a supportive shelter for women and children with albinism to build a community and be safe from stigma and violence. At the shelter, women are trained in a variety of skills, like tailoring and farming, to be able to sustain themselves and their families. Over the past decade, about 40 women and children across four regions have been positively impacted by the group.

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Why Portland failed where Portugal succeeded in decriminalizing drugs

Aitor Hernandez-Morales Carmen Paun

March 28, 2024 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

After the Oregon Legislature voted to reverse a law decriminalizing drug possession for personal use in response to a spike in overdoses, advocates attributed the legislation’s failure to poor implementation, complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and inadequate time to produce results.

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Where can Minnesota students access free mental-health care?

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

March 26, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Public schools in Hennepin County have offered free school-based mental healthcare services to students since 2000, with the number of schools offering care continuously growing. Across the 263 Hennepin County schools that have implemented school-based mental health care, suicide attempts have decreased by 15%.

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