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  • The silent surge: How an innovative program at Cleveland Clinic is reaching kids in mental health emergencies — before it's too late

    September 12, 2025 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Cleveland Clinic’s pediatric emergency room uses iPads loaded with peer-to-peer educational mental health videos from youth who have gone through the emergency room visit and inpatient admission process to help support other young people as they sit in the waiting room. The videos help reduce fear and anxiety, and research shows that peer support for people in crisis can also reduce re-hospitalization rates and promote recovery.

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  • The Anarchic Playgrounds Where Putting Kids At Risk Is The Point

    September 04, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Adventure playgrounds such as Berlin’s Kolle 37 put kids in charge of play, giving them the space, tools, and freedom to solve conflicts, learn new skills, and even build their own play structures as adults monitor for hazards from a distance. Research shows that this type of “risky play” can help children mature and learn to navigate complex psychosocial situations.

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  • This summer, parents stitched together child care to give their kids a 'space for Black joy'

    August 29, 2025 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Black-led summer camps and community programs are addressing the dual challenge of rising child care costs and lack of culturally affirming options for Black families. Programs like Camp HBCYouth and Camp Legacy offer affordable, comprehensive outdoor summer camp experiences, complete with meals and extended care if needed. The programs also act as community builders, helping youth form friendships and strengthen their connections to the outdoors.

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  • Music and Mental Health

    July 25, 2025 |

    Little News Ears |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Nuci’s Space aims to prevent suicide by providing a safe space for people of all ages, particularly youth, to connect and play music. They also offer affordable practice spaces and mental and physical health care services for participants, including affordable counseling.

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  • ‘No Easy Thing': Rebuilding Hope In Conflict-Stricken Nigeria

    July 24, 2025 |

    Religion Unplugged |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau State

    The Claire Aid Foundation works to bridge the literacy gap in Jebbu Miango by hosting after-school classes in a newly created library in the area. About 350 children attend the after-school programs during the week where they’re taught basic grammar. The group also offers summer school programming, where students are taught more vocational skills like bead-making, tailoring, and pastry making.

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  • This school banned cellphones six years ago. Teachers — and many kids — couldn't be happier.

    June 30, 2025 |

    Capital News Service Maryland |

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    Response Location: United States, San Mateo, California

    San Mateo high school banned cellphones during school hours in 2019 and has seen a 15% increase in the likelihood that they receive passing grades, a 44% decrease in behavior referrals, and a general increase in student attention and communication with one another. About 30% of schools across the U.S. have implemented some level of cellphone ban during the school day.

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  • How Treating Teens' Trauma Is Stopping Violence in Chicago

    June 05, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The violence prevention program Choose to Change pairs cognitive behavioral therapy with intensive mentoring for high-risk Chicago teens, resulting in participants being 31% less likely to be arrested than their peers who did not participate in the program.

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  • To improve youth mental health, these programs start by educating parents

    June 02, 2025 |

    Capital News Service Maryland |

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    Response Location: United States, Kensington, Maryland

    Parent Encouragement Programs teach parents new ways to connect and communicate with their children, helping them become more understanding and less authoritarian. Research shows that after seven weeks of classes, parents report increased satisfaction in their relationships with their children.

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  • How community activists, police and residents drove down shootings in East Harlem

    May 05, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, East Harlem, New York

    East Harlem’s Cornerstone youth programming at community centers brings together community nonprofits, police, residents, and other local agencies to address gun violence in the public housing. Through community outreach, more strategic gang enforcement policies, and other programming, the approach has led to a 30% reduction in shootings in the area.

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  • From privilege to subjectivity: reflecting on masculinities to improve gender equity

    May 05, 2025 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Program H is a group educational methodology that works with young men through participatory workshops, role-playing, and debates to reflect on toxic masculinities and promote more equitable attitudes toward gender. It has been implemented in more than 30 countries since 2002, successfully facilitated by males who act as gender equity role models. This story is available in Spanish here: https://solu.news/24kd

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