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1 June 2020
Houston, Texas, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Montrose Center in Texas, which provides LGBTQ support services, has turned to the use of technology to keep resources available during the coronavirus pandemic. Virtual support groups have been one of their most ...
18 May 2020
United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Colleges across the nation suspended in-person classes due to the coronavirus, but it also meant suspending campus life—a classic staple of the American college experience. Students innovated by creating their own ver...
Minority Africa
Torinmo Salau
10 May 2020
Lagos, Nigeria
Text
800-1500 Words
Pregnant women in Nigeria are turning to virtual support groups to help manage anxiety and fear they feel about delivering a baby during the coronavirus pandemic. Although the telehealth transition for doctor visits h...
The Salt Lake Tribune
Heather May
5 May 2020
Kearns, Utah, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A high school program in Utah is combating increasing rates of teenage suicide by equipping children with the tools they need to manage thoughts of hopelessness. The program is known as ME (Mood Enhancement) Time and ...
4 May 2020
Silicon Valley, California, United States
Podcast
5-15 Minutes
A podcast designed and hosted by a Silicon Valley teenager has provided a place for local youth to share their struggles and combat loneliness. Although the podcast doesn't replace the work of actual counselors, it ha...
20 April 2020
Lacey, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Many psychologists and counselors have moved their therapy sessions online due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has been received largely positively across the nation. As the pandemic continues, however, there is an...
15 April 2020
Uganda
Video
3-5 Minutes
In Uganda, an initiative known as StrongMinds is helping low- and middle-income women deal with depression. To address the shortage of psychiatrists in the region, StrongMinds trains former patients who have completed...
Spectrum News 1 SoCal
Parker Collins
6 April 2020
Redondo Beach, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Immunocompromized individuals are under stricter guidelines to not leave their homes during the coronavirus because they are more susceptible to contracting the virus, but that can leave many feeling isolated. To mana...
30 March 2020
Belarus
Text
1500-3000 Words
A Belarus women’s-empowerment support group using the Wen-Do method ends each session with the students breaking a piece of wood with a chop of their hand, a literal show of strength that communicates how defending ag...
25 March 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Social connection is crucial to recovery for people participating in Alcoholics Anonymous, but the quarantine mandated by the coronavirus has made that impossible. Support groups across the state of Washington are gra...
24 March 2020
Havre De Grace, Maryland, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As meetings and social gatherings of all kinds have been postponed or canceled altogether, the support group Alcoholics Anonymous faced a particular challenge given the imperative and power of their in-person meetings...
28 February 2020
Portland, Oregon, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
"De-radicalization" interventions are turning into a business, with former members of extremist hate groups charging fees to deprogram current extremists, using methods based on questionable science. One former member...
Cronkite News - Arizona PBS
Rachel Phillips
Jonathan Messiha
Sara Abbott
12 February 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To help veterans struggling to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, the Phoenix VA Health Care System has started using sports and outdoor recreation as a means of therapy. Although it does not replace medications...
4 February 2020
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the program Sisters United Resilient and Empowered, also called SURE Moms, offers counseling to mothers in an effort to address their trauma, and thus have an effect on their entire families. W...
23 December 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
To help address domestic violence and intervene in crises such as suicide and addiction within Native American communities, a decades-old culture-based program offers workshops that "foster healing through embracing c...
12 December 2019
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Making mental health a priority at the workplace reduces the risk of suicide. The RK construction company in Salt Lake City has responded to employee suicide by changing its workplace culture. The company has implemen...
6 December 2019
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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800-1500 Words
RVA League For Safer Streets uses a basketball league as "bait" to change young men's lives by teaching critical thinking and better ways to resolve conflicts. The Richmond, Virginia, program was co-founded in prison ...
2 December 2019
Mexico City, Mexico
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800-1500 Words
Vida Alegre, Spanish for "Happy Life," is a nonprofit in Mexico City that was founded by Samantha Flores, a transgender woman in her eighties. It's primary purpose is to serve as a source of community for transgender ...
27 November 2019
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
An organization aimed at providing peer support for gay black men living with HIV that started in Atlanta, Georgia has now gained an international following. Because the program is not federally funded, data can be di...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rory Linnane
26 November 2019
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In the wake of two consecutive Greenfield High School student suicides, what can the Milwaukee-based school district learn from other initiatives across Wisconsin? Schools in Northeast Wisconsin work with the Sources ...
19 November 2019
Fulton, Missouri, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Fulton Community Supervision Center in Missouri provides trauma-informed, gender-specific care and services to women who face the risk of recidivism. Participants live at the center, where they receive services li...
8 November 2019
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Overdose Lifeline is an organization in Indianapolis, Indiana that is using boxing classes as support groups for those struggling with grief. After noticing a pattern of anger in those the organization aimed to help, ...
5 November 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Building resilience and self-care into daily life promotes long-term wellbeing. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Catalyst Initiative works to support the emotional and mental wellbeing of underserved groups by promoting...
16 October 2019
Kensington, Greater London, United Kingdom
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
After a devastating fire in London that took the lives of more than 70 people, the community it impacted post joined together to work through their trauma and raise awareness about economic injustice. From community g...
15 October 2019
Redmond, Washington, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
What started as a book club for half a dozen mothers soon morphed into a support group for relatives of those suffering from addictions. Known by clinical psychologists as Community Reinforcement and Family Training, ...
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