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  • Schools are providing access to doctors and therapists before, during and after the school day

    August 16, 2024 |

    WSLS-TV |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    A partnership between Hazel Health and the local school district is bridging the gap between students and mental and physical healthcare by providing therapy and telehealth resources before, during and after the school day. Care is provided without any necessary out-of-pocket costs and from November 2023 to June 2024, Hazel Health provided 630 therapy sessions to students across 25 schools.

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  • Substance abuse treatment program offers care and counters stigma

    August 06, 2024 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Project CARA (Care that Advocates Respect/Resilience/Recovery for All) supports pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders, providing healthcare, addiction resources and obstetrics care in one spot. The program's hub-and-spokes model makes care more accessible, especially for those in remote areas. Data from the Project also indicates that participants of the program are more likely to attend prenatal and postpartum appointments than those outside of the program.

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  • The Last Line of Care

    August 01, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    An alternative response team in Durham, North Carolina, responds to certain 911 calls instead of the police to help people in crisis. Now, it’s working to improve the ways it connects those people with social services afterward.

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  • Boosting access: BHP expands mental health services in Knox, Licking counties

    July 31, 2024 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    The Care Now Clinic, established by Behavioral Healthcare Partners of Central Ohio, offers early crisis intervention services for those ages 12 and up, helping bridge the care gap between emergency rooms and waiting to see a physician. The group also recently launched a mobile crisis unit to even further expand access to care. Research shows these models cost less, reduce emergency room visits and make handling chronic conditions more manageable.

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  • Work expands to prevent opioid overdoses for people leaving prison

    July 30, 2024 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Research has found that providing medications for opioid use disorder can help prevent overdoses after release from prison. The state’s Department of Adult Correction recently launched a pilot program to test this theory. 229 of the 287 participants received treatment, several of whom said the access to the medications helped save their lives.

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  • Mental health tech support

    July 29, 2024 |

    KALW |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Fremont, California

    For some youth, AI apps like ChatGPT are emerging as easy, inexpensive tools for mental health care, as traditional therapy methods can be inaccessible for many.

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  • Keeping People Safe

    July 25, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Durham’s alternative crisis response team of social workers, HEART, responds to 911 calls to mitigate conflict on their own or with the police. The program is designed to keep everyone involved safe while preventing a situation from escalating to violence.

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  • A new therapy model, built in Louisville, helps kids heal from racial trauma

    July 19, 2024 |

    Louisville Public Media |

    Radio |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    The Kniffley Racial Trauma Therapy Model is specifically designed for people of color and focuses on affirming racial identity and providing a safe space to discuss traumatic experiences and gain a sense of empowerment. The model uses culturally relevant therapeutic tools and therapists who have been trained with it report a significant increase in how prepared they are to address racial trauma with clients.

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  • Convincing the Cops

    July 18, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Durham, North Carolina, instated an alternative crisis response program that dispatches social workers to respond to 911 calls about people in mental health crises. The team’s successes earned the support of an initially skeptical police department.

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  • Damascus Road: Drug court changing lives, saving taxpayers 'boatload of money'

    July 15, 2024 |

    Mississippi Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbia, Mississippi

    Intervention Court provides programming and support to those struggling with addiction, connecting them to jobs, schooling and skills training to help them stay sober, re-enter society and stay out of jail. Nearly 11,000 people have graduated from one of the 42 drug courts throughout the state, and the courts average a recidivism rate of just 2.9% compared to the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ 35.4%.

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