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Breaking Away From Hate

Laurie Udesky

May 02, 2023 |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Anti-hate organizations like Parents for Peace and Life After Hate work to help former extremists and white supremacists leave that life behind. The groups provide mental health care, education, deradicalization, mentorship, and helps them identify areas of support within their communities.

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Peer Court Keeps Youth Accountable, Removes Shame and Stigma

Laurie Udesky

April 07, 2023 |

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Response Location: United States, California

Marin County's Peer Solutions program is a youth court designed to help keep students out of the juvenile justice system. In addition to attending personal development classes and completing volunteer hours, teens in the program attend "hearings" where other participants act as the jury to facilitate discussions around accountability and ways to move forward.

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Chicago Experiments with Crisis Response Units, Grapples With Dilemma: Include Police or Not

Josh McGhee

December 22, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) team aims to help people experiencing mental health crises without resorting to force or arrests. The CARE team is a three-person model including a paramedic, clinician, and police officer. Since September 2021, the team has responded to calls about 440 times, none of which have included force or arrests.

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It Takes a Village to Tackle the Teen Mental Health Crisis

Joe Mathews

November 30, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Gonzales, California

The Gonzales Youth Council, which consists of middle and high school students, took matters into their own hands when it comes to helping their peers address mental health. Through surveys and meetings with school and local government administrators, the Council started facilitating mental health check-ins on Instagram, sharing self-care and coping tips and even seeking training for youth on how to respond when their peers are experiencing a mental health crisis.

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In New York, ‘Housing First' Approach Helps Unhoused People Find Stability

Meryl Davids Landau

November 17, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, New York

HousingPlus, a New York nonprofit, uses a housing-first approach to help women experiencing homelessness. They offer the women and their children a permanent home at a reduced rent rate based on their income, and the nonprofit covers the rest through different funding streams. The approach is intended to give women stability so they can work on other tasks like finding employment, treating addiction, or improving their mental health.

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As Youth Mental Health Crisis Rages, Michigan Schools Work to Bolster Students' Sense of Connection

Eleanore Catolico

June 08, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Amid a shortage of school counselors and social workers, Michigan school districts are emphasizing social-emotional learning with a new curriculum that draws on cognitive behavioral therapy. Through short lessons about how to disrupt negative thoughts and emotions, small-group sessions with mental health professionals, and expanded teacher training around suicide risk management, schools are creating a "culture of empathy" that students say has improved their sense of self-efficacy.

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