BBC
26 April 2016
Radio / Over 15 Minutes
Medicine Hat, Canada
The city of Medicine Hat in Canada ended homelessness by giving every person living in the streets a home. The Inquiry looks into whether this "Housing First" approach could work in other cities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Text / Under 800 Words
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.
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
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
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.
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
Text / 1500-3000 Words
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.
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