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School program reduces trauma in Latina and Black girls but faces implementation hurdles

Kathleen Hayes

January 04, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Waukegan, Illinois

Working on Womanhood (WOW) works to build confidence, self-awareness, community and healthy coping mechanisms among Black and Latina girls in sixth to twelfth grade. WOW offers easily accessible group therapy in schools and is led by Black and Latinx social workers who can provide culturally relevant care to youth in need. WOW serves 350 students in one school district and surveys show that participants are less depressed and anxious and exhibit more self-confidence.

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An Overdose Antidote Goes Viral

Elizabeth Hewitt

January 04, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Middletown, New York

Studies show that people who received at least one dose of naloxone following an opioid overdose are 11 times more likely to survive. In response, state policies and community-level programs and organizations are working to make naloxone accessible to those who need it. Today, naloxone can be found in grocery stores, gas stations, provided at events like concerts and community spaces like libraries.

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California Program Trains Undocumented Residents to Become Therapists and Serve Those in the Shadows

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

December 28, 2023 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Immigrants Rising’s Mental Health Career Program helps undocumented state residents get into college and start careers as therapists and doctors. The Program’s goal is to increase the number of available undocumented therapists by making education easily accessible, thus creating more professionals who can better relate to other members of their community and provide more effective care.

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Hurt and homeless with no place to heal: Could a successful Oregon program be a model for Clark County?

Alexis Weisend

December 23, 2023 |

The Columbian |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Central City Concern’s Evergreen Crossing provides 90 respite beds, as well as a primary care clinic to help those recovering from addiction or other illnesses avoid homelessness. People staying in the facility can recover in a stable environment, undergo further treatment, receive mental health care and work with a case manager to find a job and secure housing.

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2024 Outlook: How tech, incentives could push measurement-based care in behavioral health

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

December 21, 2023 |

Fierce Healthcare |

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Response Location: United States

Measurement-based care (MBC) collects and analyzes symptom data in behavioral healthcare settings to track patient progress over time and provide more effective care. Several companies are launching tech tools that make it easier to gather and measure patient data rather than relying on outdated pen-and-paper methods. Practitioners report that using MBC allows them to provide more accurate treatments and that seeing their progress is therapeutic for patients.

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More Kansas teens feel sad or hopeless, but a school program is helping thousands

Blaise Mesa

December 18, 2023 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas

Kansas’ Mental Health Intervention Team Program pairs school districts with community health centers who bring therapists to the schools to give students better access to the mental health support they need. Between July 2022 and June 2023, more than 6,000 students participated in the program, and nearly half of participants showed improved behavior after receiving services, while 39 percent had improved attendance and 41 percent improved academically.

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In One Community, Faith-based Services Fill the Gaps When Government Can't – or Won't

Taylor Sisk Laura Harbert Allen

December 13, 2023 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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Response Location: United States, Charleston, West Virginia

The Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church works with other area organizations to help locals facing a range of challenges, from food insecurity to addiction. The efforts particularly focus on Black residents to fill the void left by local, state and federal government agencies. The church provides support and necessary supplies through its Showers, Health Care and Outreach Program (SHOP), as well as domestic violence counseling, housing assistance and addiction treatment.

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The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global

Alex Riley

December 11, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: Finland, Lapland

Open dialogue is gaining traction as an alternative mental health care approach. Open dialogue uses fewer prescriptions and less time spent in the hospital by involving the patient and their family in conversations with doctors to decide on the best method of care. With an open dialogue approach, studies have shown that after five years, 86% of patients with severe mental health conditions had returned to work or school and only 17% of them remained on medication.

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Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days

Grant Ritchey

December 10, 2023 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Copline is a hotline for law enforcement, run by law enforcement that gives on-duty cops a place to talk and vent anonymously with people who understand what they’re going through. Copline receives about 400 calls a month and those who call the hotline can also get recommendations for mental health services in their area, like AA meetings and outpatient treatment options.

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Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing

Sandra Cuffe

December 08, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: Guatemala, Los Romero

Buena Semilla is a group that connects local women living with trauma and mental health issues to share their experiences and build relationships with one another through workshops and sharing circles. More than 300 women participate in sharing circles each week, connecting over meals, guided meditations, breathing exercises and skill-building like weaving.

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