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School makes counseling cool for kids with a pop-up wellness center

Erica Bryant

January 02, 2019 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

In recent years, School 145 in New York City has significantly bolstered its mental health counseling services, with the help of the nonprofit Counseling in Schools, and test scores are starting to improve. "I have 52 students whose parents have given me letters saying 'in case I get deported, this is where my child is going.'" the principal explained, emphasizing the importance of providing mental health care resources at school. "And then we have to talk about college and career readiness."

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Helping Women Exit Incarceration Successfully

Megan Kamerick

December 27, 2018 |

KUNM |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Crossroads for Women, a New Mexico nonprofit, is helping formerly incarcerated women find community, support, and recovery. Using trauma-informed care practices, the program offers a comprehensive list of services like housing, mental health treatment, employment counseling, and substance abuse treatment. Underlying all services is the understanding that no individual is trauma free and that community and relationships are crucial to sustainable recovery.

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How VA-trained psychiatrists are bringing their skills to civilians with PTSD

Caroline Covington

November 28, 2018 |

Marketplace |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

PTSD impacts more people than just veterans, but not many services are set up for civilians to seek treatment. To widen the scope of treatment, some academic institutions and psychologists that have been trained to work with veterans are taking the lessons they've been taught and applying them to treating those with complex PTSD.

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With growing mental-health needs, colleges look to professors for suicide prevention

Aneri Pattani

November 27, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Faculty and staff at Philadelphia’s LaSalle University are being given crisis training to recognize, engage, and refer students with suicide ideation. With the number of students seeking mental health care increasing, this program expands the safety net of people students can reach out to in a time of need.

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Hospitals Are Trying To Do What Politicians Haven't: Stop Gun Violence

Nick Wing

November 23, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cheverly, Maryland

The Capital Region Violence Intervention Program uses the "golden moment" when gunshot victims are receptive to guidance, in the initial hours of their hospitalization, to steer them away from retaliatory violence and enroll them in mental health and job counseling. About 30 hospital-based violence intervention programs around the country provide such services, which have been shown to reduce violent injury and death, though such studies have been small in scale. The capital region program's first 100 patients avoided further harm, a far better than average result.

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‘Like therapy, but better': The holiday dinner party that makes space for grief

Caitlin Gibson

November 21, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

To better grieve the death of a parent, two friends in Los Angeles created an organization known as The Dinner Party which aims to bring people of similar experiences together to better cope with loss. Although the hosts of the events are professional therapists, they undergo training in order to better offer support and resources for those in attendance.

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Health Experts Hope Dr. Rich Mahogany And ‘Man Therapy' Can Reduce Suicide In Men

Leigh Paterson

November 21, 2018 |

KUNC |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

With suicide as a leading cause of death among adult men in Colorado, normalizing mental health care serves as an important step toward lowering suicide rates. Colorado’s Department of Public Health hopes that with a little bit of humor, awareness of crucial mental health resources can reach the populations most in need. The portrayal of a fictional, sometimes crass doctor in the Man Therapy videos has been licensed by several US states and internationally, as well.

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Barbershop Confessions

Michaela Haas

November 20, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Confess Project trains barbershop workers in black communities about creating pathways to talk about mental health and recognize and respond to signs of a mental health crisis. This training expands mental health services—especially culturally competent services—and parlays what is often a close, trusting relationship to raise awareness and provide an effective intervention.

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Nonprofit helps kids impacted by homicide

Cat Reid

November 19, 2018 |

KSHB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

A Kansas City non-profit called Healing Pathway Victim Service Agency aids children, or the "smallest co-victims" as they call them, of crimes and homicides through case management, education, victim advocacy and trauma-informed mentorship for kids. The organization acts as a one-stop shop for families, offering connection to mental health resources, advice on navigating the courts, and assistance with victim compensation.

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The Best Way To Save People From Suicide

Jason Cherkis

November 15, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Suicidologist James Motto discovered through extensive research that persistent contact with patients reduced their likelihood to repeat suicide attempts. He wrote letters to patients over up to 15 years and found that even people who did not want to be reached responded to the treatment. Patients who received letters were half as likely as the control group to commit suicide. In recent years, some psychiatrists have made this method more personal and begun sending texts to patients.

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