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Brooklyn Nonprofits Tailor Mental Health Care To Their Immigrant Clients' Cultures

Rommel H. Ojeda

May 31, 2024 |

Documented |

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Response Location: United States, Brooklyn, New York

Nonprofits Mixteca, RaisingHealth, and Brave House are providing safe spaces for migrants to receive culturally relevant mental health care through workshops that incorporate cultural traditions and common mental health and self-care practices. The workshops help provide a sense of community and combat the stigma surrounding mental health in the immigrant community.

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‘We don't shut the door': How Ontario's wellness hubs are supporting youth mental health

Kunal Chaudhary

May 30, 2024 |

TVO Today |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Ontario

The Algoma Youth Wellness Hub provides a safe space for youth to access services needed to support their well-being, from mental health care to addiction and recovery care. The Hub provides a recreational space, as well as offices where youth can meet privately with counselors, nurse practitioners and employment and housing specialists. In the four months they’ve been opened, the Hub has received more than 1,400 visits from local youth.

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

Michael Elsen-Rooney

May 23, 2024 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

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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Teens want therapy. Are they getting it?

Christian Rojas Linares Salma Baksh Shoaa Khan Mike Elsen Rooney

May 22, 2024 |

Chalkbeat |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Teen Space expands free access to mental health care. With parental consent, teens can sign up online or through the app and be quickly matched with a therapist. Since its launch last November, more than 6,000 students have signed up, and each one has been connected with a therapist within 24 hours.

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Horticulture, horses and ‘Chill Rooms': One district goes all-in on mental health support

Javeria Salman

May 21, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

“Chill Rooms,” offer students a place where they can go and talk to “chill therapists” when they’re feeling anxious, stressed or just need a minute to reset during the school day. Some schools have even partnered with other organizations to offer creative forms of mental health care, like equine therapy. In the Northgate School District, the graduation rate has increased by 11% since incorporating Chill Rooms.

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How cognitive behavioral intervention is reducing gun violence in Chicago

Patience Hurston

May 17, 2024 |

The Columbia Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago is working to reduce gun violence by reaching out to victims and perpetrators immediately after the violence. The organization negotiates peace and offers cognitive behavioral intervention services to help them develop strategies to keep negative emotions from turning into violent actions.

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Talking the Talk: How one therapy practice is bridging cultural and language barriers

Doreen Abril Albuerne Rodriguez

May 16, 2024 |

The Columbia Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Latinx Talk Therapy offers bilingual mental health services in English and Spanish from Latinx therapists. These services help bridge the gap in accessing mental health care in Latinx communities. The Center opened in 2020 with a team of four therapists but has since grown to 50, as the services they offer have begun to gain more traction within the community.

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From mental health crises to college apps, nonprofit helps Somali youth in central Ohio

Peter Gill

May 14, 2024 |

The Columbus Dispatch |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

The Buckeye Ranch offers mental health services and support to youth and their families. It also has a special outreach program that provides culturally relevant care to the local Somali American community. The outreach program works with more than 300 young people, providing mental health care, housing, education and employment services.

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Free mental health apps provide 24/7 help for teens and young children across California

Phillip Palmer

May 10, 2024 |

KABC-TV |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Two apps, Soluna and BrightLife Kids, provide 24/7, free access to mental health care to young people. The apps include videos, podcasts, self-guided support through interactive content, community forums, chat-based, one-on-one coaching and connections to behavioral health coaches.

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Quinault Indian Nation wellness courts replace punishment with empowerment

Luna Reyna

April 09, 2024 |

ICT News |

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Response Location: Quinault Indian Nation, United States, Taholah, Washington

The Quinault Indian Nation’s Family Wellness Court provides a culturally relevant alternative to traditional Western court systems that focuses on healing rather than punishment. 100 of the 400 tribal courts in the country have wellness courts for adults, families and youth, providing substance use disorder support, mental health care, and other family support services.

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