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Counseling minus the counselor

Morgan Therrien

December 06, 2019 |

The Beacon Today |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Florida

Online counseling websites that utilize the practice of cognitive behavioral therapy are helping teenagers and young adults access services they may need during challenging times. Psychologists do caution that these aren't replacements for face-to-face therapy, but that they do help when in-person options are not available or feasible.

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'We've become like a family': innovative groups help refugees settle in US cities

Amanda Holpuch

December 05, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

With a decrease in government aid for refugee resettlement programs in recent years, nonprofits and other groups have stepped up to fill the gap. In Cleveland, Refugee Response offers in-home tutoring, a program for high school students, and work opportunities on an urban farm.

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This senior center is helping Mexico's ‘invisible' LGBTQ seniors

Steven Grattan

December 02, 2019 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

Vida Alegre, Spanish for "Happy Life," is a nonprofit in Mexico City that was founded by Samantha Flores, a transgender woman in her eighties. It's primary purpose is to serve as a source of community for transgender and LGBTQ senior citizens, many of whom have no other social contact. The center is an "oasis" that relieve many mental health issues for LGBTQ seniors that stem from lonliness, but the founder's next project is to create a residential home where "LGBTQ seniors can live together and have access to medical treatment and counseling."

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How to reduce suicides on the psychiatric ward

Soumya Karlamangla

December 01, 2019 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Implementing checklists to prevent suicide risks can reduce the number of deaths by suicide in psychiatric facilities. Since 2007, Veteran’s Affairs medical facilities across the country have successfully reduced the number of suicides in their facilities by taking measured steps to reduce risks. The checklist includes removing dangerous items from rooms and ensuring that patients are monitored by nursing staff. Increasing the data available has also led to new recommendations and standards.

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Can Peer Support Programs Help Those Living With HIV Thrive?

Keren Landman

November 27, 2019 |

Undark |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

An organization aimed at providing peer support for gay black men living with HIV that started in Atlanta, Georgia has now gained an international following. Because the program is not federally funded, data can be difficult to gather; however, "self-reported data from its members including medication type and adherence, CD4 cell count, and demographic information" shows a significant increase in members adhering to their medical regimen.

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Women Transforming Their Lives In Prison

Allison Frost

November 27, 2019 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio Talk Show |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wilsonville, Oregon

The Insight Alliance leads a series of classes in three Oregon prisons that strive to change people's behavior by changing how they think. "When people feel better they do better," the founder says. The focus is on resisting the natural impulse to let negative thoughts control our behavior, or dwelling on them in a way that clouds thinking. In the state's only women's prison, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, a group of women in the class talk about how it has changed their lives, and how they know it will make them better people once they leave prison.

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This Baltimore anti-violence program courts youths most at risk of crime. ‘The alternative is death or jail.'

Jessica Anderson

November 26, 2019 |

The Baltimore Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In the first year of Baltimore's use of an anti-violence program for young men that has proven successful in Boston, the program successfully reached about half its targeted contacts, and from that group enrolled about 95, or just over 1%, in job training and education programs. Though extremely modest, the numbers indicate the challenges faced by a population in which several died, many got incarcerated, and many others resisted contact. The program, Roca, uses behavioral therapy to turn job training into life training. In Boston, large numbers get jobs and stay out of trouble long term.

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After two suicides in six weeks, Greenfield students and parents demand more help for bullied students

Rory Linnane

November 26, 2019 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In the wake of two consecutive Greenfield High School student suicides, what can the Milwaukee-based school district learn from other initiatives across Wisconsin? Schools in Northeast Wisconsin work with the Sources of Strength program, a peer-led and student focused initiative. In the Southeast portion of the state, REDgen connects students with others who have gone through similar challenges and obstacles, and at Friends-Adams High School, students are trained to intervene when they see bullying taking place, or notice changes on a peer's mental health state.

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Round Rock ISD credits threat screening technology with saving student lives

Tom Miller

November 25, 2019 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Illinois

A company called Gaggle works with school districts to screen their software and electronics for messages and text that are cause for concern – including threats against others, sexual content, or mentions of suicide and self-harm. In 2018, they identified over 700 students in danger of self-harm and alerted their biggest client, Texas’ Round Rock Independent School District, to nearly 9,000 potential dangers.

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In Minsk, A Hidden Refuge for Battered Women

Hanna Liubakova

November 25, 2019 |

Transitions Online |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Belarus, Minsk

The Minsk-based organization Radislava runs a house for women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. In a culture and a country that have yet to protect survivors of abuse, this house runs on privacy and anonymity, for safety’s sake. Radislava does more than provide shelter – it also provides psychological and legal support and organizes advocacy events. Since its creation, the home has seen 70% of clients create new lives for themselves.

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