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14 June 2020
Lamitan City, Basilan, Philippines
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
By fostering dialog between the military and rebel soldiers in a region long afflicted with violence, a physician whose clinic exposed her to children’s severe PTSD has helped heal the effects of trauma and the scars ...
11 June 2020
District of Columbia, Washington, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Throughout the United States, health care professionals are beginning to prescribe "time outdoors" as a remedy for physical and mental illnesses in place of pharmaceuticals. Due to the stressors caused by Covid-19, th...
13 May 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The Los Angeles Unified school district has shifted how it’s helping to support students’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. By opening up a mental health hotline, they are able to connect students and their ...
6 May 2020
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Fresh Start Farms is a program by the New Hampshire Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success that invites refugees in the state to apply their farming skills here in America to earn an income. Many of the refuge...
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...
1 May 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In Minneapolis, a collaboration between the Division of Race and Equity, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the city’s procurement department has helped establish an emergency mental he...
27 April 2020
Alberta, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
An Alberta Health Services’ text messaging service called Text4Hope is giving people text messages to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The texts, written by mental health therapists, use cognitive behavioral...
26 April 2020
California, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
The California law firm UnCommon Law is helping people in prison make parole through group counseling and training. The firm facilitates conversations around insight, helping participants understand and explain their ...
21 April 2020
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
To better address the increased likelihood of people experiencing stress and anxiety due to the coronavirus pandemic, Richland County mental health providers have launched a hotline for children and families to call f...
30 March 2020
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Colorado, most mental health services have been moved online as a response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Called telemental health, the virtual sessions give those that regularly see a therapist, or need to bec...
28 March 2020
Italy
Text
800-1500 Words
As governments order lockdowns of cities and countries due to coronavirus concerns, many people are at risk for experiencing mental health issues such as loneliness and anxiety. To combat this, people are turning to t...
Metromode
Kate Roff
26 March 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Gyms nationwide have had to close due to the spread of COVID-19, but a yoga studio in Metro Detroit is turning to technology to help deliver classes to the community. With the practice of yoga is associated with stres...
22 March 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
As counseling and therapy sessions increasingly move online in order to comply with national stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of mental healthcare professionals in Philadelphia are offering...
22 February 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Across the United States, mindfulness programs are gaining traction in elementary school classrooms as a strategy for students dealing with stress. As the approach spreads, some religious groups are raising concerns.
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...
28 January 2020
New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A new form of psychiatric treatment known as psychedelic-assisted therapy is gaining recognition of being a credible way to fight against anxiety and depression. This breakthrough has proven to be especially beneficia...
23 January 2020
Syracuse, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
At Syracuse, New York’s Hillbrook Detention Center for youth, the Thinking For A Change program provides kids with classes – taught by mentors with similar backgrounds – like conflict resolution, anger management, pro...
22 January 2020
Denver, Colorado, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Denver, Colorado, one homeless shelter is using trauma-informed design to make residents feel more at home and less likely to sleep outside. Architects building Sanderson Apartments considered past traumas when cho...
10 January 2020
Macon, Georgia, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Georgia’s Bibb county, students at two schools are learning deep breathing and mindfulness from the organization, On the Same Breath. The practice, introduced by the organization and then led by teachers, gives stu...
9 January 2020
Springfield, Missouri, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Although people often only showcase the best moments of their lives on social media platforms, a handful of celebrities have started sharing their mental health struggles which in turn has helped decrease the stigma a...
8 January 2020
Uganda
Text
800-1500 Words
Animal-assisted therapy offers benefits to those suffering from trauma. In Uganda, the Comfort Dog Project pairs victims of the country's decades-long civil war with companion animals. The dogs help victims, many of w...
18 December 2019
Tijuana, Mexico
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Tijuana, many asylum seekers are left without access to health care while they await a decision on their cases so medical professionals are volunteering their time to try to help those that need it. Although they a...
17 December 2019
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Boone County, Missouri the Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (HEAT) program offers young men an alternative to incarceration for drug-related offenses. The program works primarily with black men, many...
13 December 2019
United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The ALICE Training Institute, a for-profit offering active shooter training, teaches participants to take a proactive approach to active shooters, differing from the long-held lock down approach. And while they’ve gro...
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