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18 April 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
By bringing mental health professionals and religious leaders together, faith communities can “flip the fear” of mental illness. Using grants from the American Psychiatric Association, organizations like Support Embra...
27 March 2019
United Kingdom
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1500-3000 Words
Seeking treatment for mental health concerns is often associated with a stigmatized perspective, but thanks to technological advancements, the use of mental health apps has helped reduce this viewpoint. Although the a...
26 March 2019
Alameda, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Across the United States, overwhelmed emergency rooms constantly struggle to accommodate those that are having psychiatric health issues due to methods of necessary prioritization. To combat this issue, a handful of h...
26 March 2019
New York, New York, United States
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Under 800 Words
A copywriting student at Miami Ad School developed small, stylish buttons depicting different commonly taken medications to encourage conversations around mental illness and to destigmatize mental health issues. The "...
14 March 2019
Miami, Florida, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
For nearly two decades, Miami-Dade's Criminal Mental Health Project has worked to decriminalize mental illness, diverting people from jail into treatment and social services with an approach that has helped cut the ja...
25 February 2019
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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1500-3000 Words
In the United Kingdom, loneliness is an epidemic. Those who feel chronically lonely may have weaker immune systems, an increased risk of cancer, and shorter life spans. These afflictions and risks associated with lone...
City Limits
Noah Phillips
13 February 2019
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In New York City, much of the mental health infrastructure relies on the work of professionals known as Peer Specialists, who are individuals with lived experiences of mental health challenges and additional training ...
28 December 2018
Connecticut, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Philadelphia could benefit from Connecticut’s Child FIRST program. The company sends therapists to family homes to help them address their mental health situations using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Child FIRST g...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Meerabelle Jesuthasan
27 December 2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
An Army veteran who served in Iraq saw that post traumatic Stress disorder afflicted too many of his peers. He started a mental health technology company that tracks health data from heart rate to exercise to time spe...
The Huffington Post
Jason Cherkis
15 November 2018
United States
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Over 3000 Words
Suicidologist James Motto discovered through extensive research that persistent contact with patients reduced their likelihood to repeat suicide attempts. He wrote letters to patients over up to 15 years and found tha...
31 October 2018
San Jose, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Injectable antipsychotics make adherence easier for the estimated 40-90 percent who struggle to remember their pills. These injections can help stabilize moods and symptoms for patients of psychological disorders like...
OZY
Jordan Rosenfield
23 October 2018
Wyoming, United States
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Under 800 Words
A government task force called by Wyoming governor Matt Mead helped lower the number of hospital patients in the state. They overhauled an involuntary commitment regulation so that the state wasn't overspending and co...
3 October 2018
Colorado, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Suicide prevention begins with identifying and addressing risk factors in patients. The Axis Health System has implemented a model developed by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, which has shown success in places...
17 September 2018
Houston, Texas, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
In Texas, mental health care advocates are making strides to reduce stigma and connect people suffering from trauma with paths to healing. In public schools, teachers receive training on trauma, and local hospitals ar...
Second Wave Michigan
Sarah Rigg
23 August 2018
Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
Telemedicine, specifically telepsychiatry, is making getting psychiatric care into the hands of patients who would otherwise struggle to access timely mental health care. Patients connect with doctors or psychiatrists...
22 August 2018
Denver, Colorado, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado works to connect traumatic brain injury survivors with resources for reintegrating into society—even if they have been incarcerated. Their work connect formerly incarcerated peopl...
29 July 2018
Auckland, New Zealand
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Under 800 Words
New Zealand is opening a new prison for its most dangerous inmates, but it will feature more space and holistic therapies in the vein of prisons in Scandinavia, Belgium and Germany. The majority of people in New Zeala...
27 July 2018
Montana, United States
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800-1500 Words
Telemedicine allows rural mental health patients access to doctors in a more frequent basis than if they had to travel to city centers for care. Though there are limits to telemedicine—it's preferable to see a doctor ...
25 July 2018
Virginia, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
After a brutal incident led to a violent attack and the death of his son, Senator Creigh Deeds was determined to reform the mental health system in Virginia. The Deeds commission passed a series of reforms, among them...
23 July 2018
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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800-1500 Words
More cities like Albuquerque and Louisville, are implementing programs that pair the resources of mental health professionals like psychiatrists with police departments to help officers deal more effectively, and less...
29 June 2018
New York, New York, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Across the United States, suicide rates are increasing every year, and funding for mental health care is not rising to meet this growing need. New York will be the first state to implement a successful European progra...
6 June 2018
Ohio, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
There aren’t enough medical health care professionals to go around in Ohio—especially not in rural areas. Telepsychiatry is filling the void for residents of what the state is calling “mental health deserts,” though s...
9 April 2018
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Kansas City is trying to prevent people who have mental health or substance abuse disorders, from committing crimes. In order to do that, the city created a police crisis intervention team. They help people access tre...
NationSwell
Joseph Darius Jaafari
6 March 2018
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic technique that accesses and heals trauma by mimicking brain processes present during sleep. New studies have found that EMDR has been effective in ...
NMPolitics.net
Diana Alba Soular
28 November 2017
Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The only psychiatric hospital in New Mexico is in the north, which means frequent trips must be made from the south to bring new patients which is expensive and makes it difficult for southern families to visit. There...
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