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  • Teens want therapy. Are they getting it?

    May 22, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Teen Space expands free access to mental health care. With parental consent, teens can sign up online or through the app and be quickly matched with a therapist. Since its launch last November, more than 6,000 students have signed up, and each one has been connected with a therapist within 24 hours.

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  • Horticulture, horses and ‘Chill Rooms': One district goes all-in on mental health support

    May 21, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    “Chill Rooms,” offer students a place where they can go and talk to “chill therapists” when they’re feeling anxious, stressed or just need a minute to reset during the school day. Some schools have even partnered with other organizations to offer creative forms of mental health care, like equine therapy. In the Northgate School District, the graduation rate has increased by 11% since incorporating Chill Rooms.

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  • How cognitive behavioral intervention is reducing gun violence in Chicago

    May 17, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago is working to reduce gun violence by reaching out to victims and perpetrators immediately after the violence. The organization negotiates peace and offers cognitive behavioral intervention services to help them develop strategies to keep negative emotions from turning into violent actions.

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  • How Women Are Helping Their Neighbors Heal From Depression

    May 16, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    StrongMinds provides group therapy run by trained community members to help locals treat and manage their depression, as access to therapists in more rural areas is scarce. Since the organization launched in 2013, half a million people have gone through the treatment program and three-quarters of the participants have been screened as being free of depression symptoms two weeks after completing the program.

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  • Talking the Talk: How one therapy practice is bridging cultural and language barriers

    May 16, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Latinx Talk Therapy offers bilingual mental health services in English and Spanish from Latinx therapists. These services help bridge the gap in accessing mental health care in Latinx communities. The Center opened in 2020 with a team of four therapists but has since grown to 50, as the services they offer have begun to gain more traction within the community.

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  • By the students for the students: Campus organizations offer range of mental health initiatives

    May 14, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Columbia University’s Student Government Association is taking student mental health into its own hands by organizing programming for students, by students, such as therapy dogs and culturally relevant support groups to promote mental health and wellness for students.

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  • From mental health crises to college apps, nonprofit helps Somali youth in central Ohio

    May 14, 2024 |

    The Columbus Dispatch |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    The Buckeye Ranch offers mental health services and support to youth and their families. It also has a special outreach program that provides culturally relevant care to the local Somali American community. The outreach program works with more than 300 young people, providing mental health care, housing, education and employment services.

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  • Free mental health apps provide 24/7 help for teens and young children across California

    May 10, 2024 |

    KABC-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Two apps, Soluna and BrightLife Kids, provide 24/7, free access to mental health care to young people. The apps include videos, podcasts, self-guided support through interactive content, community forums, chat-based, one-on-one coaching and connections to behavioral health coaches.

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  • 'Composting Our Emotions': How Climate Action Cultivates Well-Being

    April 30, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Several groups are emerging to help youth cope with eco-anxiety and the mental health effects caused by climate change. Groups like the Bay Area Youth Climate Summit educate and facilitate conversations about climate change with young people, helping them build a sense of community with others who share their concerns. Research shows those who participate in climate work and have a social support system have reduced feelings of eco-anxiety and depression linked to climate change.

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  • A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

    April 29, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Crisis call lines by Native youth, for Native youth are emerging to ensure youth in need can receive culturally relevant mental health care. One such call line is Native and Strong, which has Indigenous counselors and trained youth volunteers to answer calls and texts through the crisis line. Since launching in 2022, Native and Strong has 30 people on staff who have answered the phone more than 5,000 times.

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