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Fentanyl Test Strips Are an Easy Way to Save Lives

Carl Smith

January 24, 2024 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States

Several states are changing their drug paraphernalia laws, making it legal to possess fentanyl test strips which allow those who use drugs to test them for fentanyl. Fentanyl test strips are a means of harm reduction that allows the person to make informed decisions about their drug use in an effort to reduce fatal drug overdoses.

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After the Crisis: Unique Program Helps Older Adults Grappling with Both Addiction and Mental Illness

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

January 24, 2024 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Rypins House is a residential treatment home for older adults run by the Progress Foundation that provides access to safe housing, mental health and addiction recovery care. Progress Foundation serves dual-diagnosis patients — those with both a mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder — and takes a social rehabilitation and harm-reduction approach to care, encouraging residents to take ownership of their recovery.

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The township caravan tackling South Africa's femicide problem – the African way

Monica Mark

January 24, 2024 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

Phola uses narrative therapy practices to empower women to overcome gender-based violence by sharing their stories and connecting with others. Participants report that Phola has helped ease their anxiety and depression and has given them the strength to leave harmful situations at home. The project began in 2016 and the Phola methods are now used in 40 countries.

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Mobile crisis unit looks to the future after debut year

Justin Garcia

January 19, 2024 |

Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Project LIGHT (Lessen the Incidence of Grief, Harm and Trauma) is a co-responder team that combines paramedics and licensed social workers to respond to mental health crises. The project responded to 940 in its first year, most of which ended with the patient being transported to a mental health care provider or receiving treatment on-scene rather than being arrested.

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Boys Wonder: Montpelier High School Students Dig Into What It Means to Be a Man

Alison Novak

January 17, 2024 |

Seven Days |

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Response Location: United States, Montpelier, Vermont

At Montpelier High School in Vermont, students can sign up for Healthy Masculinity, a course focused on exploring traditional ideas and pressures around masculinity and providing a space for boys to be open and vulnerable with their emotions. Enrolled students say the class has shifted their mindset and helped them learn to speak up about harmful stereotypes in their everyday lives.

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Nonprofit helps Minnesota youth touched by domestic violence

Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten

January 17, 2024 |

Project Optimist |

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Response Location: United States, Buffalo, Minnesota

Rivers of Hope provides counseling and support services to youth who have experienced or witnessed violence at home. A primary goal of Rivers of Hope is to teach youth what healthy relationships look like and empower them to build and seek out healthy connections. The program started in 1991 and provides support and education to about 150 to 200 students each year, free of charge.

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A Surprising Way to Stop Bullying

Michaela Haas

January 08, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Switzerland

Rather than prioritizing punishment, the No-Blame Approach focuses on shifting the social dynamics at the root of bullying, using group interventions to help students communicate and build empathy for one another. One study found the method effective in 87 percent of evaluated bullying cases.

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Detroit agency launches mobile mental health unit. Can it slow a revolving door?

Robin Erb

January 08, 2024 |

BridgeDetroit |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network launched a series of mobile response vans that travel to area parks, libraries and neighborhoods to address the community’s growing mental health needs. The vans are intended to more proactively reach people experiencing a mental health crisis and minimize emergency room visits and police confrontations by getting them the appropriate care.

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These Pinkston programs improve high school attendance, grades and even crime rates

Michaela Rush

January 08, 2024 |

Dallas Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

The Becoming a Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood (WOW) groups take place in schools, providing a space for youth to talk, rest and receive mentoring and counseling from adults who relate to their experiences. This programming helps improve attendance, grades and well-being while preventing and reducing violent crime rates. BAM and WOW programs exist nationwide in seven major cities, serving about 13,000 students annually. Research shows that those participating in BAM or WOW are 50% less likely to be arrested for violent crime and 19% more likely to graduate on time.

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The Rehab Empire Built on Cakes

Maria Hinojosa Joaquín Cotler

January 05, 2024 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

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Response Location: Puerto Rico

Community for the Re-Education of Addicts (CREA) is a private, faith-based, abstinence-only residential program for people living with addiction. CREA has more than 150 centers throughout the U.S. and Latin America, housing between 3,000 and 5,000 residents worldwide.

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