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26 November 2020
Tyler, Texas, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Crisis-intervention and de-escalation trainings for police were meant to reform the criminal justice system's handling of people suffering from mental illness. But a lack of rigorous standards in the training and use ...
29 September 2020
Ibadan, Nigeria
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800-1500 Words
In Nigeria, a methodology known as task-sharing is helping to lessen the burden on the country's mental health care system. The premise of this model is to train "other health personnel, such as community health worke...
17 May 2020
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Experts, advocates, and lawmakers are working within the Texas prison system to help individuals experiencing incarceration access mental health care. A promising practice has been the use of telepsychiatry, or virtua...
February 2020
Trieste, Italy
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Over 3000 Words
In Trieste, Italy, accessing mental health care resources is made easier by an approach that allows for people to seek assistance without the fear of being punished. In most cases throughout the region, mental health ...
7 January 2020
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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800-1500 Words
In Toronto, Canada, two former finance professionals are using their business acumen to help mental health organizations find efficiencies through their non-profit organization Capitalize for Kids. Acting as pro-bono ...
31 December 2019
Washington, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Drug companies that market long-lasting psychiatric drugs have found new clientele in courtrooms and prisons, as a means to treat mental health issues for those that have been incarcerated. Although the practice of ta...
The Guardian
Senay Boztas
12 December 2019
Netherlands
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800-1500 Words
Providing care to individuals with psychiatric problems reduces the need for incarceration. With the help of a psychological rehabilitation program known as TBS, the Netherlands has shut entire prisons following a dec...
1 December 2019
California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Implementing checklists to prevent suicide risks can reduce the number of deaths by suicide in psychiatric facilities. Since 2007, Veteran’s Affairs medical facilities across the country have successfully reduced the ...
14 November 2019
California, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Rural counties in California face a shortage of psychiatrists and therapists. Some counties are responding to this issue by investing in mental health workers. In Amador County, the Amador College Connect program allo...
15 October 2019
Washington, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
Various therapies have shown promise in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, especially for those also suffering from chronic pain or addiction. One method, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps tho...
16 September 2019
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In rural counties, it's not always easy to seek mental health treatment. To address this, several different resources have been built over the years in Richmond County, Ohio from call or text hotlines to educational c...
12 September 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
There is a movement amongst clinicians and researchers involved in suicide prevention to reclassify suicide as a "condition in its own right" in order to better teach and treat symptoms. In some places, such as Detroi...
10 September 2019
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
After several high-profile suicides at various prisons throughout the U.S, ten states have enacted new policies for jails and prisons in order to intervene before it's too late. From enhanced suicide prevention traini...
9 September 2019
Mumbai, India
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800-1500 Words
In India, many people suffering from undiagnosed mental illnesses end up wandering on the streets, but a Mumbai psychiatrist is addressing the problem by treating their illnesses and reuniting them with their families...
5 September 2019
Geel, Belgium
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Over 3000 Words
Normalizing mental health care helps create inclusive communities. In Geel, in Belgium, centuries of pilgrims seeking the blessing of Dymphna, the city’s patron saint of mental illness, have created a culture of commu...
The New York Times
Jane E. Brody
2 September 2019
Portland, Maine, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) program serves to train health officials how to identify early signs of mental illness in young adults, and it's working. The program, which saw a "35 percent decl...
16 July 2019
Prague, Czech Republic
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1500-3000 Words
Individuals at a high risk of suicide can benefit from targeted, accessible, and client-centered care. As part of a new mental health initiative, the Czech government is funding mental health centers for patients at h...
17 June 2019
Los Angeles, California, United States
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In a statewide, multi-business effort, California is working to identify a way to use technology to intervene in mental crises through the use of psychiatric apps. Acting as an early warning system, the piloting of th...
10 June 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
People who experience trauma in their early childhood are at a higher likelihood of experiencing chronic pain in later years, which often goes untreated. However, emotional awareness and expression therapy, which comb...
27 May 2019
Utah, United States
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800-1500 Words
Across the United States, veterans are at a greater risk for suicide than the average civilian, but in Utah, this problem is elevated even further. Although researchers are unsure of the reasons for this, programs in ...
16 May 2019
San Diego, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Linking health care workers to mental health counselors helps reduce the risk of suicide. In response to a high rate of suicides among clinicians and students at the University of California San Diego, the school impl...
13 May 2019
Broadview, Montana, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
In rural farming communities, it's not uncommon for those working in the agricultural industry to struggle with anxiety and depression. Because mental health professionals often aren't readily available in these areas...
1 May 2019
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
After a string of fatal and near fatal accidents rocked the Colorado climbing community--a community already all too familiar with such accidents--climber Madaleine Sorkin established the Climbing Grief Fund. By conne...
30 April 2019
Zimbabwe
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Over 3000 Words
Depression and anxiety impact people across socioeconomic levels and geographic boundaries, despite being thought of as mostly isolated to wealthier western regions. Because training mental health professionals can be...
29 April 2019
Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Peer mentoring and other mindfulness practices are being implemented into industries where vicarious trauma or secondary traumatic stress can occur. These self-care practices are intended to help promote resiliency in...
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