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  • Trauma to triumph: ASHA helping women overcome depression in India

    October 09, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India

    To help provide rural access to mental health care in India, ASHAs (appointed female healthcare workers) work in their local communities to identify and support women in need. By providing free listening and support services in addition to their medical care, ASHAs have helped thousands of impoverished women recover from depression.

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  • How Colorado training programs aim to cut mental health care stigma among farmers and ranchers

    October 03, 2023 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    The Colorado Agricultural Addiction and Mental Health Program (CAAMHP) works to make mental health care more accessible by offering residents six free counseling sessions with licensed behavioral health professionals who have completed culturally relevant training in order to better connect with farmers and ranchers facing mental health issues. So far more than 30 clinicians have completed the training and there are about 15 therapists working with CAAMHP, helping to provide care and reduce stigma surrounding mental health in the farm and ranch industry.

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  • Non-carceral emergency response initiatives require a cultural shift

    October 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Non-carceral emergency services offer an alternative option to calling the police for de-escalation and crisis resolution. These programs employ trained specialists, are consent-based, and can refer people to local services to help meet their needs or receive care.

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  • In Borno, group helps Boko Haram survivors build trauma resilience

    September 25, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Chibok, Borno State

    The Yerwa Youth Initiative aims to improve children's mental health and well-being by providing support and hosting training sessions to teach youth how to manage their mental health in a positive way. Those who participate in the program are then encouraged to help start Mental Health Clubs in their schools to share what they’ve learned and connect with other youth in need of support.

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  • Burgers but no beers: Emigrant Gap restaurant is connected to drug-alcohol recovery program

    September 21, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Emigrant Gap, California

    The Sierra-Pacific Teen Challenge program supports people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse with robust skills training, employment, on-site housing, and peer support. Of those who complete the program, about 85% remain clean and sober after 5 years.

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  • How Grassroots Sports Clubs are Tackling Mental Health

    September 19, 2023 |

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    Response Location: England, London

    Minds United Football Club hosts weekly sessions for people to join together and play football, while also addressing their mental health and well-being. Minds United, and similar sports clubs, aim to create a “we-agency,” providing people with a sense of being part of something bigger than themselves that allows them to feel empowered and supported. Sports groups like Minds United foster community among people who may be experiencing loneliness or mental health issues and are in need of a healthy outlet, particularly for men who face significant mental health stigma.

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  • Ukraine Starts Unpacking Mental Trauma as War Rages On

    September 19, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Kharkiv

    The “Together with You” center employs psychologists to provide mental health care to civilians in need, including children. Similar centers have also emerged in the area to address rising mental health concerns, like Kimnara Pidtrymky (Support Room) to provide free psychological services to children, both in person and online. These centers — and others like them — often collaborate all in an effort to reduce mental health stigma in the country.

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  • How Cambodian Americans Heal the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma

    September 15, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    The Fresno Center provides immigration services and culturally relevant mental health care to members of the Southeast Asian community. The Center provides therapy in native languages and works to destigmitize mental health in an effort to heal decades of generational trauma.

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  • A Different Kind of Grief

    September 14, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philly HEALs is a free bereavement support program for people who have lost a loved one to a fatal overdose. The program offers grief counseling and peer support groups for families, teens and children, allowing them a safe space to talk about their experiences and find community among others who can relate.

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  • The Last Chance for Safe Injection Sites?

    September 13, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    There are 10 safe injection sites in Toronto, Canada. At each location, nurses are present to assist in intravenous drug use to prevent disease transmission and overdoses. Visitors can access mental health services, health care, and medication-assisted addiction treatment if they choose to.

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