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Teachers use meditation to inspire and calm: 'Imagine a voice coming from your heart'

Hannah Natanson

February 22, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

Across the United States, mindfulness programs are gaining traction in elementary school classrooms as a strategy for students dealing with stress. As the approach spreads, some religious groups are raising concerns.

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Healing arts: Recovering from sexual assault through creativity

Emily Dean

February 18, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

For those who have experienced sexual assault, art therapy is being used for recovery, empowerment, and self-expression. Two organizations, Art Against Assault and CounterAct, are striving to use an arts-based approach to survivors who want to express what happened and their feelings, but may feel like they can’t. While gaining traction, expert practitioners warn that not anyone can do this, that this approach must be facilitated by experts in art therapy to prevent further harm.

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The home that cures loneliness in Sweden

Maddy Savage

February 18, 2020 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Sweden, Helsingborg

To help young adults and seniors manage feelings of isolation, a retirement home was revamped into a housing project that caters to those under 25 and pensioners. Living in this new apartment complex comes with a provision in the agreement though – residents must spend at least 2 hours per week socializing with one another.

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Veterans with PTSD have found physical activity is an effective treatment

Rachel Phillips Jonathan Messiha Sara Abbott

February 12, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

To help veterans struggling to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, the Phoenix VA Health Care System has started using sports and outdoor recreation as a means of therapy. Although it does not replace medications or act as a cure-all, this practice has been shown to reduce symptoms and can lead to a reduction in medications.

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A Wait Too Long

Taylor Perse

February 06, 2020 |

Eugene Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Albany, Oregon

Sarah’s Place, a clinic based in Albany General Hospital focused on helping those who have been sexually assaulted, has proven to be the "gold-standard" for other hospitals in neighboring cities. Whereas most victims have to report to the emergency room where they often face long waiting periods, Sarah's Place focuses on minimizing further trauma by creating a welcoming environment and always having a sexual assault nurse examiner available.

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Welcome to Ellenville: How a Rural New York Village Became a Model for Opioid Administration

Barbara Mantel

February 06, 2020 |

Rural Health Quarterly |

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Response Location: United States, Ellenville, New York

Rather than prescribing opioids for pain treatment, an Ellenville Regional Hospital program treats emergency room patients with chronic pain using non-opioid treatments and offers referrals to local behavioral health services to address the issue of opioid addiction and overdoses.

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How to help students cope with mental health in schools

Alfonso Serrano

February 05, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A program developed in Boston's public schools works with students who have missed many days of school as a result of mental health challenges to transition back into the classroom. By providing academic and emotional support, trained counselors encourage students to continue their education.

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Treating Mothers' Trauma as a Way to Prevent Youth Violence

J. Brian Charles

February 04, 2020 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the program Sisters United Resilient and Empowered, also called SURE Moms, offers counseling to mothers in an effort to address their trauma, and thus have an effect on their entire families. With research showing the connection between home life and criminal behavior, SURE Moms gives women the opportunity to provide their children with emotional support by giving them that same emotional support. What started as an informal bible study group is now funded by the city and offers regular, twice per week classes.

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'I'll put those monsters behind bars': India's law school for rape survivors

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

February 03, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: India, Kolkata

A nonprofit in India is training victims of sexual assault and trafficking to work as lawyers and seek justice for themselves or others. The program offers both counseling and rehabilitation services and formal legal education.

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The Old Asylum Is Gone: Today A Mental Health System Serves All

Rob Waters

February 03, 2020 |

Health Affairs |

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Response Location: Italy, Trieste

In Trieste, Italy, accessing mental health care resources is made easier by an approach that allows for people to seek assistance without the fear of being punished. In most cases throughout the region, mental health centers act as first responders and treatment facilities are open-door with very few instances of coercive treatment initiated. While individuals report that this model of care is successful, another element of success includes the employment rate of patients.

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