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Telepsychiatry spreading mental health help

Rory Linnane

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Marshfield, Wisconsin

Fifty-one counties in the state of Wisconsin do not have child psychiatrists to provide counseling because most of them live in widely populated urban areas. Wisconsin psychiatrists now are offering telepsychiatry, which enables young people to do video conferencing and live chatting with a psychiatrist even if they are in rural areas. The program has shown that it is just as effective as in-person treatment; however, Wisconsin does not allow private insurers to pay for telemedicine services so the reimbursement for telepsychiatrists is still problematic.

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Counseling a text away for troubled teens

Sharon Roznik

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kaukana, Wisconsin

Rural Wisconsin has a shortage of mental health resources for youth. Supported by private grants and public funds, Wisconsin's statewide hotline offers counseling via text. The hotline was founded on the belief that young people may be more open to discuss their problems over text than through in-person conversations.

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Communities step up for kids' mental health

Katherine Lymn

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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Response Location: United States, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

After shortages of mental health options for kids and untold grief, counties in Wisconsin have responded with new kinds of support for at-risk youth. Wisconsin communities have increased access with reduced wait time, and have used horse therapy, support groups, charity golf that raises awareness, school-group therapy, as well as mobile live chat sessions, among others.

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Suicide reveals missed opportunities, parents say

Liz Welter

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Menasha, Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s teen suicide rate and affiliated mental health concerns have increased, challenging school systems to maintain the quality of life for students. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has launched a Mental Health Project that allocates funds to different counties to focus on crisis, suicide, violence, and substance abuse prevention in schools. PATH is one successful program from this initiative—with cost-saving measures, increased student productivity, and improved quality of life.

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Psychiatrist in a horse barn

Rory Linnane

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Wisconsin confronts a lack of psychiatrists, in particular those who specialize in working with children. The state has begun a telepsychiatry program that enables a psychiatrist to counsel children in remote rural areas. By using webcams, the program has succeeded at eliminating travel time for psychiatrists and appropriating resources to directly and quickly serve those who need them.

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Youth Program Points To Ways D.C. Can Be ‘Far More Creative' Against Crime

Matthew S. Schwartz

February 25, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Meade, Maryland

Paying at-risk people to stay out of trouble is the most controversial part of a new D.C. crime bill that also proposes counseling and other services to prevent repeat offenses. But a similar program is already in use in D.C., with the blessing of the District’s top prosecutor, giving nonviolent juvenile offenders a second chance. (2nd of a 3 part series)

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The Secret Lives of Male Sex Abuse Survivors

Joanna Schroeder

January 06, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

One in six boys in the United States has experienced sexual abuse before turning 18. With few recovery options in real life, more of them are going online for support.

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In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

James Vaznis

January 05, 2016 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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How the Gun Control Debate Ignores Black Lives

Lois Beckett

November 24, 2015 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

In the U.S. 200 black men are killed with guns for every 3 people killed in a mass shooting. Little federal attention is given to urban violence programs even though there exists an effective deterrence program implemented in various states.

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Veterans, gang members find peace in unexpected 'brotherhood'

Nissa Rhee

November 11, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The anti-violence program at a YMCA in Chicago has war veterans mentoring young gang members as a treatment for the mental and physical wounds of violence. The gang members have healthy role models and the veterans a new sense of purpose.

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