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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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  • The therapy school for children raised in Delhi's red light district

    April 15, 2024 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: India, Delhi

    Project Phoenix offers a one-year preventative mental health initiative for teens in underserved communities. It provides trauma-informed therapy and social-emotional learning through art, theater, writing and music, as well as education on human and sexual rights. The program aims to equip vulnerable youth with skills to combat mental health challenges and has impacted over 76,500 individuals so far

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  • 'It Is Safe Here': Women Share The Delight Of Living At Uganda's First Safe Shelter For People With Albinism

    April 03, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Women and Children with Albinism in Uganda is a supportive shelter for women and children with albinism to build a community and be safe from stigma and violence. At the shelter, women are trained in a variety of skills, like tailoring and farming, to be able to sustain themselves and their families. Over the past decade, about 40 women and children across four regions have been positively impacted by the group.

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  • 'It's OK to ask for assistance': How UNC's elite athletes use mental health as an edge

    March 19, 2024 |

    The Daily Tar Heel |

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    Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    The Carolina Athletics Mental Health and Performance Psychology Program works with university sport teams in weekly sports psychology meetings, where student athletes can discuss their mental health concerns and learn ways to overcome them. The Program currently has three licensed mental health clinicians on staff and hopes to hire more.

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  • The Farm at Penny Lane grows hope through therapy programs

    March 19, 2024 |

    The Daily Tar Heel |

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    Response Location: United States, Chatham, North Carolina

    The Farm at Penny Lane offers a safe space for people with mental illnesses to participate in activities such as gardening, art therapy and animal-assisted therapy to supplement traditional mental health treatment. Follow-up evaluations with participants indicate they feel more peaceful and inspired after participating on the farm and building meaningful relationships with others who share their experiences.

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  • Exonerees, crime survivors come together for healing

    March 17, 2024 |

    CBS News |

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    Response Location: United States

    Healing Justice brings exonerees, crime victims and family members from a variety of cases together to share stories, play games, connect and heal together while facing the traumas of wrongful convictions. Since 2015, Healing Justice has hosted 17 retreats, where exonerees and crime victims gather for three days to work through their traumas together.

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  • How a youth-led initiative is breaking the stigma around mental diseases in northern Nigeria

    March 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Friends Advocacy for Mental Health Initiative (FAM) spreads awareness of the importance of mental health. It works to bring services like counseling and support groups to rural communities and schools. The Initiative’s Adolescents Save Haven Club hosts monthly sessions in secondary schools across the country, helping guide youth on their mental health journey, and has since helped over 300 students.

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  • 'Wraparound Support' Meets Black and Hispanic Girls' Overlooked Mental Health Needs

    March 08, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Waukegan, Illinois

    Working on Womanhood (WOW) hosts weekly, school-based meetings for Black and Hispanic girls in grades six to 12 to connect, work through personal problems and build a sense of self-awareness and confidence, as this population is largely underserved by mental health programs. Research shows that WOW participants experience decreased anxiety and depression and WOW counselors also report seeing less anger and fights among the participating students.

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  • 'You are not alone': In community, young people find antidotes to climate anxiety

    March 06, 2024 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    To help young adults cope with climate anxiety, groups like Eco-Warriors are emerging at universities and within communities for like-minded individuals to gather and share their concerns and stresses related to climate change. At Loyola University Chicago, Eco-Warriors specifically has reached 30 students, touting a small-group feel where everyone is comfortable sharing their feelings and seeking solace in each other.

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  • Art therapy helps family caregivers cope with hard times

    March 05, 2024 |

    New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Pontiac, Michigan

    The Art Experience provides free art therapy classes for caregivers, offering a space for them to gather for respite and creative self-expression. At the classes, caregivers learn mindfulness, self-care practices and meet one-on-one with certified art therapists to discuss their individual situations and learn ways to cope with stress.

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