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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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Treating the body and mind

Nathan Phelps Rory Linnane

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin

Over 50 percent of Wisconsin counties lack mental health professionals to serve the populations, and the shortage directly affects children’s mental health. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has submitted funds to a clinic in Ashwaubenon to integrate mental health counselors into primary care work. The effort is nationwide and has shown to be effective in identifying early signs of anxiety and depression beyond patients’ awareness so that counseling is accessible and treatment can be administered.

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Pediatricians add mental care to doctor's kit

Rory Linnane

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Patients who are suffering from some mild mental health issues often forsake going to a psychologist or psychiatrist because of the long wait time for a specialist. Different counties in Wisconsin are piloting a program in which primary care doctors can call psychiatrists for suggestions on treating patients with mental health issues. Doctors think that the program is an accessible model that offers quick assistance to people who need it.

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Healing India's Traditional Healers

Sophie Cousins

March 09, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Suri, West Bengal

India has an estimated 2.5 million medical “quacks.” Can they be trained to do no harm?

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Hospitals Focus on Doing No Harm

David Bornstein

February 02, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

Hospitals across the United States are trying, in systematic ways, to reduce the risk of infection and other preventable dangers that can leave patients in worse shape after their stay. Some of the approaches include limiting entrances and exits during surgeries and administering antibiotics in a timely manner.

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Reducing Preventable Harm in Hospitals

David Bornstein

January 26, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Agencies and hospitals working together want methods and protocols with which to guard better against the risks that can harm the patient. The key may be the "Swiss cheese model," by which a hospital must have multiple lines of defense to compensate for each individual system's weaknesses.

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Cuba's Focus on Preventive Medicine Pays Off

Sam Loewenberg

January 23, 2016 |

International Reporting Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Cuba

Cuba’s emphasis on public health, primary care, and training thousands of medical professionals has resulted in health successes and lessons for other countries.

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How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

Rae Ellen Bichell

January 03, 2016 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala, Central Region

Uganda has the best quality of death among low-income countries, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. Its success stems in part from the strictly regulated but available supply of morphine, which is distributed by pharmacists in labeled bottles.

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How Denmark Dumped Medical Malpractice and Improved Patient Safety

Olga Pierce

December 31, 2015 |

ProPublica |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

Instead of filing expensive lawsuits for malpractice, patients who have experienced undue harm in the course of care go through an internal system both compensates victims and allows doctors to learn from their mistakes. By focusing on reducing patient harm, the system in Denmark places emphasis on problem solving rather than creating an adversarial relationship between the patient and the caregiver.

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Prevention better than cure in Cuban healthcare system

Fiona Hill

December 13, 2015 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cuba

As a person’s disease advances their health care needs become more expensive. The Cuban health care system keeps costs down and patients healthy through compulsory healthy checks and emphasis on prevention.

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