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Scavenger hunt at Copper Mountain Resort will raise funds for mental health

Deepan Dutta

January 26, 2019 |

Summit Daily |

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Response Location: United States, Summit County, Colorado

A mental health awareness and suicide prevention nonprofit Building Hope in Summit County, CO is teaming up with another nonprofit called Snowboarders and Skiers for Christ to host a scavenger hunt that educates Coloradans about suicide prevention and raises funds for community mental health initiatives and programs. The scavenger hunt combines a popular physical activity (skiing) with mental or physical puzzles that require participants to learn something about mental health before moving on to the next challenge. The program, called Secret Spot, aims to tackle the taboo around mental health.

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How the U.K. is fighting the loneliness epidemic

Thomas Daigle

January 16, 2019 |

CBC |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, Liverpool, England

Lonliness is a huge health risk in senior citizens. To address this, the U.K. is killing two birds with one stone by assigning mail carriers a couple of seniors to check in on once a week. Mail carriers already know the area well and are easily recognizable, so regular conversations with residents were a logical next step. The carriers conduct surveys every week in order to gain quantitative data to inform their practices, and the program continues to be a success with the senior citizens served.

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How to reduce light pollution, an underestimated threat to our environment

Alisha McDarris

January 11, 2019 |

Popular Science |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

There is so little artificial light in Flagstaff that you can see the Milky Way from downtown. The city has banned sweeping searchlights, required outdoor light to be shielded downwards, and switched illumination on all roadways and parking lots to low-pressure sodium lights. Annual “star parties” and other events keep residents committed to reducing light pollution, which has big impacts on human and animal health.

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MPS crisis response team helps students process grief, confront trauma

Allison Dikanovic

January 04, 2019 |

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In Milwaukee Public schools, when a student or teacher passes away, a crisis response team, made up of school psychologists, social workers, and counselors, steps in to offer grief counseling and mental health care support. In operation for over 20 years, the team aims to make students feel secure in their environment once again, provide individual support to students for which this event might be triggering, and train teachers to recognize signs of trauma in their students.

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The Real Possibilities for Change

Malcolm Burnley

December 28, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Connecticut

Philadelphia could benefit from Connecticut’s Child FIRST program. The company sends therapists to family homes to help them address their mental health situations using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Child FIRST gets federal funding and has been recognized as "evidence based" treatment by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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We spent a year reporting on teen anxiety. Here's what we learned — and why you're part of the solution

Sara Israelsen-Hartley

December 12, 2018 |

Deseret News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

Rates of mental health issues including anxiety and depression are on the rise across the nation, inspiring families, schools and communities to take action. In Utah, some schools are implementing meditation methodology while other clinics are teaching tools for coping.

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A better way to investigate rape

MaryJo Webster Jennifer Bjorhus Brandon Stahl

December 09, 2018 |

Minneapolis Star Tribune |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Valley City, Utah

In West Valley City, Utah, the police department has transformed how they handle sex crimes. Department reforms include mandatory training on trauma, required testing of all rape kits, and the development of a set of guidelines to use when questioning victims – all of which shifting their focus towards justice and healing. The reforms have led to sharp increases in cases prosecuted and convicted and even changes in legislation statewide.

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Depression Can Be Hard To Talk About, So Farmers Turn To Twitter For Support

Maggie Mullen

December 07, 2018 |

Wyoming Public Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

#Agtwitter provides a space for social connection among farmers. What started as a hashtag to disseminate advice about farming practices and farm equipment has grown into a digital space where people can connect and even vent about their personal challenges. In a region characterized by high suicide rates, Agtwitter helps lessen the often-isolating expanses of America’s mountain west.

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Lego Foundation and Sesame Street Team Up to Help Refugee Children

Karen Zraick

December 05, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

More than half of the almost 70 million people who have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced are children. The Lego Foundation and Sesame Workshop are teaming up with organizations in the countries surrounding Syria to offer play-based learning programs that teach resilience and respect of differences for refugee children six years old and younger.

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How 'Buddy Benches' are making playtime less lonely

Dougal Shaw

December 04, 2018 |

BBC |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ireland, Cork

In Ireland, schools across the country have installed "Buddy Benches," a space where children can go to let others know they want to play. The benches, which are built by volunteers from the Men's Shed, are part of a wider movement to practice inclusion and mental health awareness in schools.

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