A Depression Fighting Strategy That Could Go Viral

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/a-depression-fighting-strategy-that-could-go-viral

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.

A Plan to Make Homelessness History

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/a-plan-to-make-homelessness-history

David Bornstein

The New York Times

20 December 2010

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By partnering with cities across America, the 100,000 Homes campaign is going directly to the streets to end homelessness - and it’s working. With roughly 700,000 people in the United States experiencing homelessness, this organization seeks to address that using a tiered system that considers individual health needs as well.

Caring for mentally ill: 3 counties' success stories

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/caring-for-mentally-ill-3-countiesrsquo-success-stories

Brian M. Rosenthal

The Seattle Times

6 October 2013

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There is a mental-health capacity crisis gripping Washington state. The area’s response approach, crafted over two decades, centers on a set of intensive outpatient and early-intervention programs aimed at preventing hospitalizations.

Drugs and Abusive Father Drove Her Into Military Life

http://womensenews.org/story/military/150830/drugs-and-abusive-father-drove-her-military-life

Léa Bouchoucha

Women's eNews

31 August 2015

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At least 25 percent of female veterans were sexually abused in childhood, making it more difficult to reenter civilian life. Volunteers of America runs a holistic housing program for homeless veterans in the U.S.

Female Veterans pose homeless challenge for VA

https://womensenews.org/2015/04/female-veterans-pose-homeless-challenge-for-va

Léa Bouchoucha

Women's eNews

1 April 2015

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Female veterans are more likely to have a history of trauma, be unemployed, and be homeless. To address this disparity, the VA has started awarding grants to organizations that help female vets.

Life & Liberty

https://www.deseretnews.com/interactive/2014/life-liberty

Lois M. Collins

Deseret News

10 November 2014

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Veterans who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder number about one-fourth of military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, roughly 500,000 veterans so far. Inmates in prisons nationwide train dogs as companions for these war veterans, providing a sense of healing for all.

Houston's solution to mental health system problems offers a case study for Milwaukee

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/houstons-solution-to-mental-health-system-problems-offers-a-case-study-for-milwaukee-b9928490z1-210715811.html

Meg Kissinger

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

8 June 2013

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In Houston, TX, many individuals with mental illnesses cycled in and out of emergency care while arrested or incarcerated. Houston’s police department has decreased the number of incarcerated who have mental illness by opening a division to mental health called the Chronic Consumer Stabilization Unit. Now Milwaukee seeks to replicate Houston’s results.

How can Milwaukee County's broken mental health system be fixed?

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/chronic-crisis-how-can-milwaukee-countys-broken-mental-health-system-be-fixed-229974841.html

Meg Kissinger

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

5 November 2013

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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 cities that have had success in repairing mental health systems. Solutions include the ending of reliance on emergency care, expand community support programs, change laws, and supportive housing.

Mental Health Cops Help Reweave Social Safety Net In San Antonio

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/08/19/338895262/mental-health-cops-help-reweave-social-safety-net-in-san-antonio

Jenny Gold

NPR

19 August 2014

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Across the country, jails hold 10 times as many people with serious mental illness as state hospitals do, according to a recent report from the Treatment Advocacy Center. To deal with the problem, San Antonio and Bexar County have transformed their mental health system into a program considered a model for the rest of the nation - the effort has focused on an idea called "smart justice" — basically, diverting people with serious mental illness out of jail and into treatment instead.

In This World Cup, the Goal Is a Better Life

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/in-this-world-cup-the-goal-is-a-better-life

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

9 October 2014

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The Homeless World Cup is the premier soccer tournament for homeless players. Programs around the world use soccer as a means of building a sense of community, sublimating negative energies, and encouraging personal growth.