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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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800-1500 Words

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

Alex Riley

December 11, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

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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Productive Discomfort: A Job Training Program for Single Moms That Centers Mental Health

Anna Sale

December 06, 2023 |

WNYC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

A job training program for single moms experiencing poverty, called Climb Wyoming, runs 14, 12-week training sessions per year. The program provides wraparound support for the moms alongside the skills training, including mental health support, life skills training, and help navigating the criminal justice system.

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Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.

Elian Peltier

November 26, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Togo

The Bluemind Foundation is working with mental health professionals to provide training to hairdressers to teach them how to ask open-ended questions, spot nonverbal cues of distress in clients, provide comfort to those experiencing mental health crises and refer them to trained therapists. The goal of the training is to help fill the mental health care gap in an area where counseling is often not accessible or accepted by society. So far, 150 hairdressers have received the training and been dubbed “mental health ambassadors.”

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Cree kids become recording artists talking about mental health, friendship and culture

Samantha Schwientek

November 10, 2023 |

CBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Cree youth in Calgary, Alberta, are expressing their views and experiences by writing, recording, and performing original music. The program, called Nikamo, is part of a collaboration between a local theater and a nonprofit focused on supporting youth mental health.

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Local pediatric mental health supports improving, but demand still not met

Kelly Burch

November 04, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

Amongst an increased need for mental health care, Monadnock Family Services is offering group therapy to children to get them in for some level of care as staff shortages make offering individual therapy too difficult. The American Psychological Association found that group therapy is as effective as individual therapy for most conditions — as well as more efficient. Monadnock Family Services offers a variety of groups depending on a patient’s interests and identity, like groups for those who enjoy hiking to groups for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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One answer to the youth mental health crisis? Asking Colorado students how they're feeling

Leigh Paterson

October 18, 2023 |

KUNC |

Radio |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

New legislation in Colorado will implement statewide mental health screenings, expanding existing programs in schools and health centers. For example, Glenwood Springs High School has had a screening program in place since 2020. The school's health center provides care ranging from dental exams to counseling and served over 2,500 students last year.

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Trauma to triumph: ASHA helping women overcome depression in India

Sanket Jain

October 09, 2023 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

To help provide rural access to mental health care in India, ASHAs (appointed female healthcare workers) work in their local communities to identify and support women in need. By providing free listening and support services in addition to their medical care, ASHAs have helped thousands of impoverished women recover from depression.

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The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers

Sally Howard

October 03, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

The Network for Empowerment and Program Initiatives (Nepi) helps former child soldiers who struggle with mental health and drug abuse to address and heal from their traumas through cognitive behavioral therapy. The group also provides $200 cash transfers to help participants get back on their feet after completing the Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia (Styl) program, which has helped tens of thousands of young men.

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How Colorado training programs aim to cut mental health care stigma among farmers and ranchers

Jenny McCoy

October 03, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Colorado Agricultural Addiction and Mental Health Program (CAAMHP) works to make mental health care more accessible by offering residents six free counseling sessions with licensed behavioral health professionals who have completed culturally relevant training in order to better connect with farmers and ranchers facing mental health issues. So far more than 30 clinicians have completed the training and there are about 15 therapists working with CAAMHP, helping to provide care and reduce stigma surrounding mental health in the farm and ranch industry.

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