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  • Counseling a text away for troubled teens

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Kaukana, Wisconsin

    Rural Wisconsin has a shortage of mental health resources for youth. Supported by private grants and public funds, Wisconsin's statewide hotline offers counseling via text. The hotline was founded on the belief that young people may be more open to discuss their problems over text than through in-person conversations.

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  • Suicide reveals missed opportunities, parents say

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Menasha, Wisconsin

    Wisconsin’s teen suicide rate and affiliated mental health concerns have increased, challenging school systems to maintain the quality of life for students. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has launched a Mental Health Project that allocates funds to different counties to focus on crisis, suicide, violence, and substance abuse prevention in schools. PATH is one successful program from this initiative—with cost-saving measures, increased student productivity, and improved quality of life.

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  • Attorneys don't know best

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    The criminal justice system used to view delinquents with a “tough on crime approach;” however, that approach was not human-centered and used community resources that offered little in terms of results. Wisconsin’s Dane County has a Children Come First Program that provides collaborative care with family, school, mental health professionals, and others to keep youth out of jail. The Winnebago County District Attorney believes that this new approach uses less community resources and has decreased the number of youth referred to the juvenile courts.

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  • Psychiatrist in a horse barn

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

    Wisconsin confronts a lack of psychiatrists, in particular those who specialize in working with children. The state has begun a telepsychiatry program that enables a psychiatrist to counsel children in remote rural areas. By using webcams, the program has succeeded at eliminating travel time for psychiatrists and appropriating resources to directly and quickly serve those who need them.

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  • Could Urban Farms Be the Preschools of the Future?

    March 07, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids by combining farms and preschools.

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  • Healing the Children of Violence

    March 04, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In New Haven, the police department launched a program that pairs cops with clinicians. “We see ourselves as psychiatrists with guns and a badge.” They see children as victims too, who can experience trauma when witnessing violence or arrests. So far they’ve helped more than 20,000 families and children.

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  • New Haven police's approach aids children of violence

    February 27, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Partnering cops and clinicians has led to a cultural change in New Haven's police department. Their definition of a victim extends past the person with physical injuries in order to help children from violence-stricken households, a more comprehensive approach.

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  • In Silicon Valley, a bold approach to preschool access

    February 26, 2016 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Although Silicon Valley is full of high-end preschool options, the surrounding low-income areas have been deemed child care deserts, with most families resorting to informal care options. Educare, a model that has spread to 14 states, is trying to change that. Serving as both a preschool and a community gathering center and funded largely by public preschool funds, Educare brings play-based preschool to local students so they can enter kindergarten on a level playing field with their wealthier peers.

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  • When Opera Meets Autism

    February 23, 2016 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A neuropsychologist and opera singer teamed up to create a form of vocal training for people on the autism spectrum.

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  • The Crisis Within: How Toxic Stress and Trauma Endanger Our Children

    February 21, 2016 |

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Chronic toxic stress caused by violence in trauma in a child's life can be exceedingly harmful - but can be remedied through building personal relationships and trust.

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