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NMPolitics.net
Carlos Andres López
27 November 2017
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
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1500-3000 Words
For offenders with a co-occurring mental health disorder, the regular prison system is not viewed as an optimal environment. A mental health court would help lower recidivism and increase the offender's quality of lif...
The Washington Post
Laurie McGinley
22 November 2017
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The homeless do not get enough medical attention and often die without getting proper care. The "street medicine" program at Lehigh Valley Health Network addresses this by having medical professionals go to homeless ...
1 June 2017
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Children are typically diagnosed with callous and unemotional traits rather than psychopathy, so they are rarely treated properly for the mental condition even though most of these children grow into adult psychopaths...
5 April 2017
Finland
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Under 800 Words
Finland’s Mental Health Hub is an online resource that provides tools to manage stress, depression, and substance dependency as well as therapy with a diagnosis. The resource has helped treat low acuity mental health...
High Country News
Leah Todd
30 June 2016
Alamosa, Colorado, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Wellness centers around Colorado aim to fill the treatment gap left by lack of mental health crisis intervention services. Rather than send individuals in a mental health crisis to a traditional emergency room - which...
The Post Crescent
Nathan Phelps
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, United States
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800-1500 Words
Over 50 percent of Wisconsin counties lack mental health professionals to serve the populations, and the shortage directly affects children’s mental health. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has submitted funds...
The Post Crescent
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Under 800 Words
Patients who are suffering from some mild mental health issues often forsake going to a psychologist or psychiatrist because of the long wait time for a specialist. Different counties in Wisconsin are piloting a progr...
The Post Crescent
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
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800-1500 Words
Fifty-one counties in the state of Wisconsin do not have child psychiatrists to provide counseling because most of them live in widely populated urban areas. Wisconsin psychiatrists now are offering telepsychiatry, w...
The Post Crescent
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
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Under 800 Words
Wisconsin confronts a lack of psychiatrists, in particular those who specialize in working with children. The state has begun a telepsychiatry program that enables a psychiatrist to counsel children in remote rural ar...
24 February 2016
Michigan, United States
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
To reduce the suicide rate, screen every patient for risk factors and increase universal access to mental health services. When Henry Ford Group implemented this policy throughout its network of hospitals, the suicide...
14 January 2016
Hopkins, Michigan, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
A certain breed of sheep may carry a specific trait that could possibly treat Huntington’s disease. Early trials have shown that mice treated with the chemical compound found in sheep can reactivate motor function.
25 May 2015
Wood Lake, Nebraska, United States
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800-1500 Words
There is a shortage of medical practitioners in thinly-populated rural states like Nebraska. But new laws now allow nurses with advanced degrees to practice without requiring a doctor's oversight.
30 March 2015
Los Angeles, California, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
A unique program at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center is combining prenatal care with psychiatric treatment for low-income women who might otherwise not seek help for mental health issues during pregnancy.
6 March 2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Over 3000 Words
A program in Philadelphia is pioneering new ways to treat the urban wounded. By seeing it as PTSD, and not pointing fingers, the city is using mental health tools to decrease violence and heal communities.
5 November 2013
Houston, Texas, United States
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Under 800 Words
Milwaukee County’s mental health system put more resources in expensive emergency care rather than invest in programs that offer continual care. As a result, Milwaukee County identifies nine solutions from other citie...
19 March 2006
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Over 3000 Words
With the promise of community care, psychiatric wards were unlocked 30 years ago. Today, the sickest patients live in squalor.
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