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  • More Teens Are Opting for Virtual Therapy

    MaryLou Costa

    February 15, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    After the pandemic, many teens are still opting for telehealth therapy rather than in-office care. Telehealth makes therapy more accessible for those who need it, particularly through collaboration with mental health platforms like Daybreak that partner with school districts across the U.S. to provide access to virtual therapy in schools. Daybreak’s data shows that 92% of families see behavioral improvements and 80% of school staff see attendance and grade improvements in students who participate in therapy.

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  • The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits

    Rosa Schwartzburg

    February 14, 2024 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States

    The military is leveraging video games and esports teams to drive recruitment and build community among service members. Military gaming projects like Goats & Glory and Air Force Gaming help service members connect with youth and provide a safe, relaxed space for soldiers to improve their mental health and connect with each other.

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  • The township caravan tackling South Africa's femicide problem – the African way

    Monica Mark

    January 24, 2024 |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Phola uses narrative therapy practices to empower women to overcome gender-based violence by sharing their stories and connecting with others. Participants report that Phola has helped ease their anxiety and depression and has given them the strength to leave harmful situations at home. The project began in 2016 and the Phola methods are now used in 40 countries.

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  • Nonprofit helps Minnesota youth touched by domestic violence

    Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten

    January 17, 2024 |

    Project Optimist |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, Minnesota

    Rivers of Hope provides counseling and support services to youth who have experienced or witnessed violence at home. A primary goal of Rivers of Hope is to teach youth what healthy relationships look like and empower them to build and seek out healthy connections. The program started in 1991 and provides support and education to about 150 to 200 students each year, free of charge.

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  • Detroit agency launches mobile mental health unit. Can it slow a revolving door?

    Robin Erb

    January 08, 2024 |

    BridgeDetroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network launched a series of mobile response vans that travel to area parks, libraries and neighborhoods to address the community’s growing mental health needs. The vans are intended to more proactively reach people experiencing a mental health crisis and minimize emergency room visits and police confrontations by getting them the appropriate care.

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  • School program reduces trauma in Latina and Black girls but faces implementation hurdles

    Kathleen Hayes

    January 04, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Waukegan, Illinois

    Working on Womanhood (WOW) works to build confidence, self-awareness, community and healthy coping mechanisms among Black and Latina girls in sixth to twelfth grade. WOW offers easily accessible group therapy in schools and is led by Black and Latinx social workers who can provide culturally relevant care to youth in need. WOW serves 350 students in one school district and surveys show that participants are less depressed and anxious and exhibit more self-confidence.

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  • The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global

    Alex Riley

    December 11, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Finland, Lapland

    Open dialogue is gaining traction as an alternative mental health care approach. Open dialogue uses fewer prescriptions and less time spent in the hospital by involving the patient and their family in conversations with doctors to decide on the best method of care. With an open dialogue approach, studies have shown that after five years, 86% of patients with severe mental health conditions had returned to work or school and only 17% of them remained on medication.

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  • Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days

    Grant Ritchey

    December 10, 2023 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Virginia

    Copline is a hotline for law enforcement, run by law enforcement that gives on-duty cops a place to talk and vent anonymously with people who understand what they’re going through. Copline receives about 400 calls a month and those who call the hotline can also get recommendations for mental health services in their area, like AA meetings and outpatient treatment options.

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  • Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing

    Sandra Cuffe

    December 08, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Los Romero

    Buena Semilla is a group that connects local women living with trauma and mental health issues to share their experiences and build relationships with one another through workshops and sharing circles. More than 300 women participate in sharing circles each week, connecting over meals, guided meditations, breathing exercises and skill-building like weaving.

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  • A Carnegie Hall Concert Series Designed for Mental Health

    Michaela Haas

    November 28, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The iconic New York City theater Carnegie Hall recently premiered a Well-Being Concerts series designed to maximize the health benefits concert attendees receive, such as reduced loneliness, anxiety, and stress. At these events, the audience is encouraged to get to know one another while they sit on floor cushions on the same level as the performers.

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