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  • In Recovery, Helping Communities Rebuild After Flooding

    September 16, 2022 |

    WMMT |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    When severe flooding hit Kentucky, the bakery at the Hemphill Community Center continued to pay its workers to do community support and flood recovery work instead of their typical jobs. The bakery is a recovery-to-work program for people facing addiction, so keeping their jobs and a sense of community helps them continue recovering despite stressful circumstances.

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  • In the Netherlands, Safe Drug Consumption Sites Are Saving Lives. The U.S. Is Resisting.

    September 14, 2022 |

    Bolts |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    In the Netherlands, safe consumption sites provide a clean, supervised space for drug users to go without worrying about legal ramifications. The sites not only help prevent overdoses, with zero overdose deaths reported at safe consumption sites, but also connect patrons with harm-reduction information, alternatives such as methadone, supportive housing, mental health treatment, and other social services.

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  • A single injection can help heal PTSD in Louisiana veterans: It's not a miracle cure, but close

    September 11, 2022 |

    The Times-Picayune |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    To help address suicides as well as the painful symptoms of PTSD among veterans, Andrew Ward, a veteran himself founded Acadiana Veterans Alliance. His organization works with a team of medical professionals and the Stella Center to make a treatment procedure for stellate ganglion block, or SGB, as well as therapy accessible to veterans. Since the initiation of the program in 2020, they've seen a success rate of 75 percent in treating PTSD.

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  • Mental health professionals of color are in the vanguard of the fight against burnout

    September 08, 2022 |

    NowKalamazoo |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    The mental health profession can lead to intense burnout, specifically for mental health professionals of color. Some facilities are launching efforts like the Stay Well program to address burnout including promoting cultural competency among all professionals, recruiting and training more practitioners of color, limiting the hours worked per week, emphasizing self-care and providing virtual work options and vacation days.

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  • This Support Group Is Helping Youths Overcome Drug, Substance Abuse In Kaduna

    September 05, 2022 |

    HumAngle |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Youth Orphans and Widows Empowerment organization works to help young people experiencing addiction through various projects including psychosocial support and connections to organizations that help them develop skills and find housing. Over the years the group has linked dozens of people to different treatments, as well as vocational training to help them find jobs.

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  • Kids saving kids: How statewide reporting tools can help prevent, stop school shootings

    September 01, 2022 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Safe2Tell is a unified statewide system where students can anonymously report concerns or threats, since research shows other students often know about a threat before it is carried out. Teams trained in risk assessment intervene before an attack can happen by contacting parents, making a welfare check, and/or talking with students. The success of the system led to the adoption of similar programs in Oregon, Nevada, and Wyoming.

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  • Mental health days for students. An idea Philly should steal?

    August 30, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Students in 12 states can take mental health days as needed and it’s a practice that’s continuing to spread. In a time where mental health issues are on the rise, as are rates of suicide among young people, mental health days give students time to grieve, rest, and even attend therapy or counseling services.

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  • Close to depression: AAUA students find succour from emotional instability on a website

    August 27, 2022 |

    AAUA Insider |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Akungba Akoko, Ondo

    Findcenter, an online platform offering free articles, podcasts, videos, and workshops focused on emotional health and self-development, launched a library of content designed to help college students who face high rates of anxiety and other mental health concerns. Students at Nigeria's Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, who have limited access to in-person therapy services, say the resource has helped them find some stability and relief.

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  • In Niger, 'Friends Of The Poor' Fights Child Marriage, Helps HIV/AIDS Patients Pursue Their Dreams

    August 26, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Minna, Niger

    Friends of the Poor Foundation in Africa is a localized version of Friends of the Poor, a nonprofit in the U.S. that provides funds, food and medicine to those in need. Friends of the Poor provides HIV/AIDS support groups to help those living with HIV learn to overcome stigma and gain access to antiretroviral drugs.

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  • A new mental health hotline for farmers and ranchers

    August 24, 2022 |

    High Country News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    The AgriStress Helpline for Farmers and Ranchers is a 24/7 mental health support resource for farmers. The helpline is staffed with trained mental health professionals, who are also experienced in agriculture to provide those in need with a more personalized help response.

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