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  • In Massachusetts and elsewhere, youngsters find healing through art

    March 24, 2025 |

    Capital News Service Maryland |

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    Response Location: United States, Lynn, Massachusetts

    Raw Art Works is a nonprofit youth development organization that provides art therapy services to 290 youth each week. Studies show art therapy can reduce psychiatric readmission rates for patients, and those who participated in the program say it has been life-changing, teaching them coping skills that supported them into adulthood.

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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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  • NM kids can text '988' for free mental health help

    December 13, 2024 |

    Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides free, 24/7 support for those experiencing a crisis, emotional distress, alcohol or drug concerns, and general mental health struggles. The line can be reached via call or text, instantly connecting the person with a crisis counselor. Since its launch in May 2022, 988 has received 10.8 million calls, texts, and chats, with call volume increasing by 74% in New Mexico alone from 2022 to 2024.

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  • How music therapy is quietly — and sometimes loudly — fighting the teen mental health crisis

    October 21, 2024 |

    MLive.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Music therapy is helping teens identify, verbalize and cope with their emotions, and is emerging as a solution to bridge the gap in the national shortage of adolescent mental health professionals. Michigan State University alone has credentialed more than 9,000 music therapists since the degree program emerged in 1944. Studies show that when used in conjunction with medical treatement and traditional talk therapy, music therapy can improve health outcomes and reduce levels of depression and anxiety.

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  • 'Suicide in general is a very impulsive act, especially for teens'

    October 01, 2024 |

    NowKalamazoo |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Michigan was recently added to the growing list of states with new gun violence prevention legislation called Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws. CAP, in partnership with safe storage laws, requires adults to safely store firearms in their homes and allows prosecutors to bring charges against those who don’t comply. Several studies have found CAP laws help reduce violent crime rates, suicides and unintentional injuries and deaths.

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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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  • What one Utah student learned in Hope Squad helped her save a friend's life

    June 21, 2024 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The Hope Squad teaches students how to advocate for themselves and their peers and teaches the question, persuade, refer (QPR) approach to navigating mental health. While the students aren’t trained therapists, they help their peers get the mental health support they need. Over the years the program has referred thousands of students to mental healthcare professionals and decreased the rate of suicide in the school district.

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  • Six months in, NYC's free online therapy platform for teens has seen 7,000 signups

    May 23, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Teenspace is a free online therapy program that offers video and text-based mental health support. Nearly 7,000 teens have signed up for the program so far, and 65% of them have reported an improvement in their mental health since connecting to a licensed therapist through the platform.

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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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  • Where can Minnesota students access free mental-health care?

    March 26, 2024 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Hennepin County, Minnesota

    Public schools in Hennepin County have offered free school-based mental healthcare services to students since 2000, with the number of schools offering care continuously growing. Across the 263 Hennepin County schools that have implemented school-based mental health care, suicide attempts have decreased by 15%.

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