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Tragedy fuels Lexington family's fight to prevent suicides in Richland County

Tracy Leturgey

September 16, 2019 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

In rural counties, it's not always easy to seek mental health treatment. To address this, several different resources have been built over the years in Richmond County, Ohio from call or text hotlines to educational campaigns specifically targeting school-aged children.

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Bright spot: High schools that offer free mental health care

Casey Chaffin

September 14, 2019 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

In Oregon's Multnomah County, high schools provide school-based mental health care centers, which include access to an overall health assessment, a mental health counselor, and a behavioral health specialist at no out-of-pocket cost. One benefit of this program is that students who are visiting the center for a physical reason – such as headaches – have the opportunity to have potential underlying conditions that are related to mental health recognized.

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California community colleges work to solve housing for foster youths

Ashley A. Smith

September 12, 2019 |

EdSource |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Several programs have cropped up throughout California to help former foster youth navigate what has been identified as the biggest challenge of aging out of the foster case system -- housing. NextUp and other initiatives at community colleges provide counseling and financial support to students who lack a built-in support network.

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Minneapolis schools lead the way on youth mental wellness

Casey Chaffin

September 12, 2019 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Now 15 years old, Minneapolis' school-based mental health care program, which includes full-time therapists in school, has won national recognition. Could Oregon pull off a similar model?

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Why some experts are trying to redefine suicide

Temma Ehrenfeld

September 12, 2019 |

Popular Science |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

There is a movement amongst clinicians and researchers involved in suicide prevention to reclassify suicide as a "condition in its own right" in order to better teach and treat symptoms. In some places, such as Detroit's Henry Ford Health System, it is already classified as a specific mental health category which played a part in an 80 percent decrease in patience suicide rates.

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Mesa school district rolls out new counselor program for kids' mental health

Briana Whitney

August 20, 2019 |

KPHO-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Arizona

The Mesa, Arizona, school district is expanding its mental health care programming in response to a high teen suicide rate in the region. By increasing the number of counselors available, using data to tailor its approach to each individual campus, and connecting students with outside therapy professionals when appropriate, Mesa is hoping to reach more students.

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After losing father, activist leads fight against farmer suicide

Sunaina Kumar

August 18, 2019 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: India, Punjab

In a country where 16,000 or more farmers die from suicide, Kiranjit Kaur founded Kisan Mazdoor Khudkushi Peedit Parivar Committee to support families of suicide victims in India. After her own father took his life after failing to pay off crippling debt, Kaur's support group records information on the families' sources of income, and the status of land ownership and debt in order to help them access government schemes such as pensions and scholarships.

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‘Because I care.' Lubbock teacher's success with mental health check-ins

Erin Cargile

August 17, 2019 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Lubbock, Texas

One fifth grade teacher at Cavazos Middle School uses a "mental health check-in board" where students write Post-Its expressing how they feel mentally and emotionally that day. Students then check in one-on-one with the teacher and can even be further referred on to school counselors.

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The Biggest Police Department In The US Has A Suicide Crisis. Another Department Thinks They Have An Answer.

Amber Jamieson

August 16, 2019 |

Buzzfeed |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

California’s Los Angeles Police Department has built mental health into its force. The department has 16 psychologists on staff, offering free counseling and debrief sessions after traumatic incidents. As the New York Police Department faces an increase in officer suicides, it looks to the LAPD as it rolls out its new suicide prevention initiatives, like a mental health app, mental health insurance, and access to counseling.

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Can hip hop heal trauma?

Megan Clement

August 06, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When paired with evidence-based intervention methods, hip hop therapy is gaining ground as a means of increasing the odds that the intervention will work. Although further studies are needed to prove the effectiveness of this approach on its own, social workers and clinical psychologists are implementing it on small scales throughout various practices.

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