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  • How is Armenia Healing its New Generation of Men after Nagorno-Karabakh War?

    Lola García-Ajofrín
    2022-11-12 17:59:09 UTC
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    November 08, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Armenia, Yerevan

    The Zinvori Tun or “Soldier’s home” is a rehabilitation center that treats veterans with injuries or disabilities as a result of fighting in the war. About 300 veterans from the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War are currently receiving treatment at the center. There are also various treatment centers that have been established to treat mental wounds, like trauma and grief.

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  • What has happened since Wales' 'Strongbow Tax' was brought in

    Will Hayward
    2023-01-05 02:26:10 UTC
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    November 04, 2022 |

    Wales Online |

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    Response Location: Wales

    In March 2020 Wales introduced a new minimum price for alcohol policy in an effort to cut down excessive drinking. Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol sales dropped by 8.6% and six months after the new pricing was introduced, one in 10 said they have been drinking less as a result.

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  • Collaborative care improves outcomes for those who are pregnant and addicted

    Rachel Crumpler
    2022-11-29 18:01:00 UTC
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    November 03, 2022 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

    The Substance Use Network (SUN) Project brings together partners in medicine, social services, criminal justice, and recovery services, to provide care for mothers with substance use disorder and their babies. The project is guided by a patient-centered approach that uses pregnancy as an opportunity to encourage someone into treatment and since its launch, more than 40 patients have been treated

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  • They built a skate park in Nebraska's poorest county. Then they watched Junior do something priceless.

    Matthew Hansen
    2022-12-08 03:58:59 UTC
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    October 28, 2022 |

    Flatwater Free Press |

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    Response Location: Omaha Tribe, United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    On native land where the local youth are struggling with depression and anxiety, a new skate park has been built as studies have shown that skateboarding is good for teenagers’ mental health – especially teens living in isolated conditions. The skate park helps get kids out of the house and serves as a social support network, fostering a sense of belonging.

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  • Let's Talk About Mental Health: Community solutions to moving beyond the scarcity trap

    Shannon Steele
    2022-11-28 04:45:41 UTC
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    October 28, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Big Sky, Montana

    Big Sky Community Food Bank and Food Resource Center provides easy access to food and resources to people in need. People are encouraged to use the resources as a strategy to make their household budget go further and provide a sense of security. This helps prevent feelings of constant stress and insecurity around basic needs, which can lead to a scarcity mindset and be detrimental to mental health.

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  • Since Keenan House North opened two years ago, it has helped more than 100 people who suffer from mental illness and addiction get help

    Greta Jochem
    2023-01-24 20:12:06 UTC
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    October 28, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, North Adams, Massachusetts

    The Keenan House North is a co-ed recovery home in North Adams, Massachusetts, that offers a dual recovery program for people experiencing both substance use disorder and mental health issues for free. While in the house residents must be sober and have access to various forms of treatment and support.

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  • When Mental Health Crisis Responders Reach Rural Residents

    Tony Leys, Arielle Zionts
    2022-11-17 02:15:52 UTC
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    October 25, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    Instead of calling 911, people experiencing a mental health crisis can contact new crisis response teams, like the Virtual Crisis Care program, to receive a visit from a mental health professional rather than a law enforcement officer. The service is free and the goal is to stabilize people at home instead of admitting them to a crowded psychiatric units or jailing them for behaviors stemming from mental illness.

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  • Un village bon samaritain redonne espoir d'une autre vie à ces rejetés

    Marthe Akissi
    2023-09-12 15:43:42 UTC
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    October 24, 2022 |

    Radio Côte d'Ivoire |

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    Response Location: Côte d'Ivoire, Trinlé-Diapleu

    Le centre d’accueil Victor Houali, qui traite des personnes atteintes de maladies mentales, est intégré au village où il se trouve afin que les patients ne soient pas isolés. Les spécialistes du centre forment les villageois qui travaillent comme soignants sur les symptômes psychiatriques, les médicaments, et d’autres outils de traitement, tels que la musique.

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  • The pandemic helped usher an alternative form of treatment into Fort Worth: psychedelic-assisted therapy.

    Alexis Allison
    2023-07-20 19:15:30 UTC
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    October 24, 2022 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    Studies show that ketamine and other psychedelics could be useful in treating conditions like depression and PTSD when used in partnership with therapy. Psychedelic-assisted therapy prescribed by registered practitioners is gaining traction as an alternative to medication, or as another option when traditional treatments fail.

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  • Collegiate recovery programs gain traction on campus

    Liam Knox
    2022-12-29 03:17:05 UTC
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    October 19, 2022 |

    Inside Higher Ed |

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    Response Location: United States

    Collegiate recovery programs or communities — like the Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities in Texas — are robust resources for students struggling to overcome substance use issues, whether they’re in long-term recovery or new to the process. Some offer scholarships for students in recovery, dedicated staff and counselors, and sober social activities.

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  • Solutions journalism…
    • Describes a response to a problem and how it works.
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  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is a curated, searchable database of solutions journalism stories — rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. We vet and tag every story in the Story Tracker, which offers an inspiring and useful collection of the thousands of ways people are working to solve problems around the world.

  • You can learn more about how we source, vet, and tag stories here, as well as how we share them. We also have video tutorials in Spanish and French that show how to use the Solutions Story Tracker to find what you need.

  • Story collections are curated by our staff or other partners to explore a theme, pattern, or trend via selected solutions stories and external resources. Some story collections focus on an in-depth exploration of a topic with solutions journalism; others highlight journalists and how they report on topics. Certain story collections include discussion questions and notes, so that educators and community discussion leaders can lead learners to fully engage with the stories.

  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is powered by user submissions. We encourage submissions from journalists, as well as from anyone who has an eye for solutions journalism. Click here to submit. (Why submit? So many reasons!)

  • You can submit a story directly on the Solutions Story Tracker®. You will be prompted to register or log into the Solutions Journalism Network website, if you are already logged in. (It is free to register!) Logging in allows you to track the status of your submissions under My Profile, as well as save your favorite stories, create story collections and story alerts, and access other helpful features of our website.

  • After you submit a story to us and assign it a topic, it is sent to one of our Solutions Story Tracker team members. Our team member evaluates the story for the four qualities of solutions journalism, and on the basics: The story must come from a news outlet and have a date and a byline. If the story meets our criteria, our team tags it accordingly and adds it to the database. If the story falls short of the mark, our team will include the reason why. We include stories in the Story Tracker that meet our standards of solutions journalism. Inclusion does not mean we support the initiatives, policies, organizations or approaches featured in those stories.

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  • Solutions Journalism Network features these stories in the searchable database making them publicly accessible to anyone who wants to search for rigorous reporting on solutions to social problems. Any story that is added has the potential to make more impact than its original purpose. Added stories are used in journalism trainings, school curricula, research projects, and independent analysis on issue area trends. This now includes artificial intelligence tools, which are applied for educational value to find stories and support story vetting, as well as to extract insights from the stories. SJN has digital products and newsletters that give new life and exposure to the stories meeting people where they are at. Story data also is used to develop innovative tools to reach the general public with solutions journalism as well as some specific research projects requested by researchers. If you have any questions or concerns about our use of story data or added stories, please contact Lita Tirak.

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