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16 July 2019
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Prague, Czech Republic
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 high risk of suicide. The target prevention includes care teams consisting of psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers, all involved in different aspects of the client’s care.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/a-depression-fighting-strategy-that-could-go-viral?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
4 December 2014
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A strategy for stopping widespread depression in developing countries should be as obvious as one for combatting epidemics. A new strategy aims to downshift jobs to local workers to act as peer therapists.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/03/30/50631/a-special-program-helps-pregnant-women-combat-depr?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Elizabeth Aguilera
KPCC
30 March 2015
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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.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/in-india-leading-a-hospital-franchise-with-vision?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
16 January 2013
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Twelve million people are blind in India, and are robbed of their livelihoods as a result. A hugely successful chain of cataract hospitals in India helped its business by treating half its patients for free.
http://news.yahoo.com/battling-america-s-other-ptsd-crisis-194336514.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma&utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
Yahoo! News
6 March 2015
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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.
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/big-ideas-in-social-change-2014?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
11 December 2014
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A overview of 2014's Fixes columns - connecting the dots between 60 or so ways that people are trying to change the world.
http://ctmirror.org/2015/01/21/changing-course?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Arielle Levin Becker
The Connecticut Mirror
21 January 2015
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Science suggests that having a secure relationship with a caregiver can help protect a child’s brain and body from the effects of adversity. A Connecticut program for young children who have experienced trauma or other challenges has gotten results by focusing on that relationship – and the things that can interfere, including depression, family violence, and a parent’s own history of trauma.
http://www.caller.com/news/health/cost-of-diabetes-atlantic-city-hospital-system-turns-traditional-healthcare-model-on-its-head-to-ba-.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Rhiannon Meyers
Corpus Christi Caller Times
21 April 2013
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In Atlantic City, AtlantiCare is saving money while improving the lives of diabetics by offering free personalized medical attention. Diabetics are treated before the disease gets out of hand, minimizing the number of expensive procedures.
http://www.caller.com/news/cost-of-diabetes-jowyatt-clinic-in-amarillo-as?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Rhiannon Meyers
Corpus Christi Caller Times
12 May 2013
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A medical director reduced the bureaucracy and improved the quality of care at the indigent care clinic services in Amarillo by making the clinic more self-sufficient.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/depressed-try-therapy-without-the-therapist?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
19 June 2015
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MoodGYM is an online program targeted to help those suffering from depression for whom it is a challenge to access therapy because of location or the stigma it carries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/health/rural-nebraska-offers-stark-view-of-nursing-autonomy-debate.html?_r=2&utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Sabrina Tavernise
The New York Times
25 May 2015
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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.
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