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Art museum offers healing to families hurt by addiction

Shawne K. Wickham

December 03, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

The Currier Museum of Art began offering the "Art of Hope" program to families living with addiction. In group sessions, a docent guides discussion around works of art in the collection and then everyone participates in a hands on activity. The sessions build community among people living with addiction and create a safe space to reflect.

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Nevada's suicide rate is decreasing. What can Colorado learn from it?

Vince Bzdek

December 01, 2018 |

Colorado Springs Gazette |

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Response Location: United States, Nevada

Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services has long used a designated suicide prevention coordinator as part of their suicide prevention tactics, and it's working. From forming statewide partnerships to mandated suicide prevention training for school and health officials, this approach has reduced the state's suicide rates and is proving to be a model for other states to follow.

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Recovery group helps young people establish new lifestyles

Mary Shinn

November 30, 2018 |

Durango Herald |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

Many people struggle with some form of addiction, but not many will seek help. Young People in Recovery aims to change that by not replacing other avenues of help, but rather "enhance other forms of care" by providing a place for support through meetings, events and activities.

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Schools use yoga to improve behavior

Kumasi Aaron

November 28, 2018 |

KMGH-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Schools around the world are increasingly teaching yoga as a stress management tool. And students are responding enthusiastically -- in one district, over 70 percent of kids chose to also use the techniques at home.

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How VA-trained psychiatrists are bringing their skills to civilians with PTSD

Caroline Covington

November 28, 2018 |

Marketplace |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

PTSD impacts more people than just veterans, but not many services are set up for civilians to seek treatment. To widen the scope of treatment, some academic institutions and psychologists that have been trained to work with veterans are taking the lessons they've been taught and applying them to treating those with complex PTSD.

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One of the biggest challenges of kicking addiction is getting and keeping a job

Lenny Bernstein

November 27, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Employers are creating “recovery friendly’ workplaces by providing support for employees with substance use disorders in the same manner as they would for employees who needed support for any other disease. A job and the support of an employer bring valuable stability to someone in recovery as well as provide a sense of belonging and self-worth.

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With growing mental-health needs, colleges look to professors for suicide prevention

Aneri Pattani

November 27, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Faculty and staff at Philadelphia’s LaSalle University are being given crisis training to recognize, engage, and refer students with suicide ideation. With the number of students seeking mental health care increasing, this program expands the safety net of people students can reach out to in a time of need.

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The for-profit company that turned around Maine's failing addiction treatment initiative

Jackie Farwell

November 26, 2018 |

Bangor Daily News |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

Groups Recover Together is a for-profit clinic in Maine that helps treat people addicted to opioids. It prescribes buprenorphine, provides weekly counseling, and serves around 600 people a week at 60 clinics in the country. Its retention rates are well above the national average.

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La fórmula de Finlandia para combatir el ‘bullying'

Lola García-Ajofrín

November 26, 2018 |

El País |

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Response Location: Finland

El Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Finlandia encargó a un grupo de investigadores desarrollar un programa global contra el acoso escolar o bullying que involucrara tanto la prevención como la intervención y que pudiera implantarse en cada colegio de Finlandia durante la enseñanza básica. Así nació KiVa, que trabaja las emociones de la clase con lecciones mensuales y juegos de ordenador. Centrándose en el público y no solo en el matón o la víctima, lograron acabar con el acoso en un 79,4% de casos y se redujo en un 18,5% de las ocasiones.

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This City's Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?

Abby Goodnough

November 25, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Dayton

Fatal overdoses in Dayton, Ohio have fallen 50% in the past year. The city's success is a combination of multiple factors, including cooperation between health workers and police agencies, widespread availability of Nalaxone, Medicaid expansion, and more; however, whether these changes can be replicated and stay successful in the long-term is yet to be proven.

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