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  • The Addiction Recovery Story We Don't Hear Enough

    February 14, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Women in Recovery is a diversion program for women who would otherwise face prison time for drug-related offenses. The comprehensive program lasts 18 months and helps participants restore their mental health, reunite with their children, develop skills that help them get jobs, secure housing and reenter the community. Women in Recovery helps reduce recidivism rates and 70% of women who start the program complete it and graduate.

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

    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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  • A San Francisco Program Helps Older People Manage Their Hoarding Behavior – and Stay Housed

    February 13, 2024 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Organizations like Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Adult Protective Services, and the Mental Health Association of San Francisco help the elderly who exhibit hoarding behaviors by hosting interventions and connecting them with support groups. The groups also host clean-outs to help those with hoarding behaviors avoid eviction.

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  • 'A solution that nobody even imagined': The Village as a model for housing and mental health and addictions support

    February 09, 2024 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Canada, Duncan, British Columbia

    A site full of tiny homes called The Village provides stable, transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness in Duncan, British Columbia. The organizations that run the site provide residents with addiction recovery support and necessities like food while creating a welcoming, culturally safe community.

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  • Fentanyl Test Strips Are an Easy Way to Save Lives

    January 24, 2024 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States

    Several states are changing their drug paraphernalia laws, making it legal to possess fentanyl test strips which allow those who use drugs to test them for fentanyl. Fentanyl test strips are a means of harm reduction that allows the person to make informed decisions about their drug use in an effort to reduce fatal drug overdoses.

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  • After the Crisis: Unique Program Helps Older Adults Grappling with Both Addiction and Mental Illness

    January 24, 2024 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Rypins House is a residential treatment home for older adults run by the Progress Foundation that provides access to safe housing, mental health and addiction recovery care. Progress Foundation serves dual-diagnosis patients — those with both a mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder — and takes a social rehabilitation and harm-reduction approach to care, encouraging residents to take ownership of their recovery.

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

    January 24, 2024 |

    Positive.News |

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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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  • Mobile crisis unit looks to the future after debut year

    January 19, 2024 |

    Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    Project LIGHT (Lessen the Incidence of Grief, Harm and Trauma) is a co-responder team that combines paramedics and licensed social workers to respond to mental health crises. The project responded to 940 in its first year, most of which ended with the patient being transported to a mental health care provider or receiving treatment on-scene rather than being arrested.

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  • Boys Wonder: Montpelier High School Students Dig Into What It Means to Be a Man

    January 17, 2024 |

    Seven Days |

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    Response Location: United States, Montpelier, Vermont

    At Montpelier High School in Vermont, students can sign up for Healthy Masculinity, a course focused on exploring traditional ideas and pressures around masculinity and providing a space for boys to be open and vulnerable with their emotions. Enrolled students say the class has shifted their mindset and helped them learn to speak up about harmful stereotypes in their everyday lives.

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  • Nonprofit helps Minnesota youth touched by domestic violence

    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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