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  • How Baltimore Convinced Officers to Seek Help for Alcoholism and Depression

    January 24, 2025 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In an effort to promote health and wellness and reduce instances of officer misconduct, the Baltimore Police Departmenr launched a program in 2018 that connects officers with counseling, substance use treatment and other mental and physical health supports. Over the course of the program, more than 250 officers have signed themselves into a voluntary, confidential alcohol addiction program and been able to keep working.

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  • Equine therapy: Horses help Michigan youth cope with mental health crises

    November 29, 2024 |

    Bridge Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Equine-assisted therapy is a unique approach that combines aspects of traditional therapy with the responsibilities of caring for a horse and even learning to ride. At the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center, mental health professionals with equine training help youth learn to build trust and empathy while also teaching them impulse control and emotional awareness.

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  • The Value of Mental Health

    November 28, 2024 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    The Zruc Mental Health Team for Children and Young People provides free mental health care to youth in schools in the Czech Republic's Kutna Hora district. These teams of traveling psychologists are making mental health care more accessible by meeting students where they are and are helping to reverse the standard method of labeling children with mental health issues as “problematic,” instead ensuring they get the care they need.

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  • How one school is helping deaf immigrant children navigate trauma 

    October 21, 2024 |

    Epicenter NYC |

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    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The Lexington School for the Deaf provides wraparound family services including free American Sign Language classes and assistance navigating the health, legal and shelter systems, particularly for immigrant families. The gaps immigrant families face in accessing necessary services creates psychological distress, especially for children. But research shows community-based supports, like The Lexington School, help address those gaps and improve mental health outcomes.

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

    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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  • Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.

    November 26, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Togo

    The Bluemind Foundation is working with mental health professionals to provide training to hairdressers to teach them how to ask open-ended questions, spot nonverbal cues of distress in clients, provide comfort to those experiencing mental health crises and refer them to trained therapists. The goal of the training is to help fill the mental health care gap in an area where counseling is often not accessible or accepted by society. So far, 150 hairdressers have received the training and been dubbed “mental health ambassadors.”

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  • Birmingham students form club, talk solutions after classmates' deaths

    November 02, 2023 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    The Creative Minds club provides a creative, supportive outlet for high school students amid a rise in teen homicides due to gun violence and racial tension. Students in the club meet to discuss their feelings, grieve and participate in forms of self-expression like writing and artwork to help manage their mental health.

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