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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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Communities step up for kids' mental health

Katherine Lymn

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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800-1500 Words

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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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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Chipping away at mental health crisis

Keegan Kyle

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin has a teen suicide rate three-times greater than the national average. Lawmakers have scrambled to address and provide greater access to mental health services in the state by offering temporary housing shelters, treatment programs, and new police training. The initiative is expanding to three cities and health officials see progress because of a decrease in hospitalizations.

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Youth violence in Cleveland: Seeking Solutions

Rachel Dissell

March 07, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

This article sets up an upcoming series of articles that will explore how other communities have tried to address youth violence and how well those programs are doing. It offers short snapshots or previews of the programs that the paper will explore and quick information on how successful and sustainable they have been.

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New Haven police's approach aids children of violence

Krista M. Torralva

February 27, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

Partnering cops and clinicians has led to a cultural change in New Haven's police department. Their definition of a victim extends past the person with physical injuries in order to help children from violence-stricken households, a more comprehensive approach.

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Michigan, USA: Preventing Suicide

Fi Glover Henrietta Moore Martha Lane Fox

February 24, 2016 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Michigan

To reduce the suicide rate, screen every patient for risk factors and increase universal access to mental health services. When Henry Ford Group implemented this policy throughout its network of hospitals, the suicide rate fell 80 percent. Another effort to increase access to mental health services in the state is the Detroit Recovery Project, a nonprofit offering drug rehabilitation support.

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Can Gun Stores Play a Role in Suicide Prevention?

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

January 04, 2016 |

The Trace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Hookset, New Hampshire

Spurred by three suicides in one week in New Hampshire, a gun store owner launched the Gun Shop Project to educate more firearm sellers and others on how to spot suicidal customers. Many other gun sellers joined the effort in that state and it has expanded slowly in some other states, but it has also met pushback. Some owners feel they aren't qualified to assess mental health conditions and others fear it's another way to implement more gun control laws.

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On Patrol, Scottish Officers Rely on an Important Tool: Banter

Al Baker

December 11, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Glasgow

Police officers in Scotland consider good relations more powerful than a gun or other weapon, an approach that was on full display during a recent night in Glasgow.

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