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  • Special courts take on criminal cases of veterans struggling with truama

    February 24, 2015 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Veterans are at a higher risk for getting in trouble with the law, especially those with PTSD. San Francisco city defendants and the VA created a special veterans court which prosecutes veterans through treatments and helping them work back to a normal life.

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  • Empathy, not Expulsion, for Preschoolers at Risk

    February 20, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Preschoolers in the U.S. who misbehave are increasingly being expelled. In Connecticut, trained counselors educated teachers about how to deal with emotionally traumatized kids which reduced expulsions.

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  • Respite From the Storm

    February 15, 2015 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Mental health care sometimes takes a backseat to physical treatment. Temporary respite centers, as alternatives to hospitals, could be a big part of the future of mental health care in New York City.

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  • In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger

    February 04, 2015 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Underlying or repressed pain can often be a trigger for children in the foster system. A team at NYU's Child Study Center trains foster care workers to recognize and treat the signs of past trauma in children.

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  • Dying To Be Free: There's A Treatment For Heroin Addiction That Actually Works. Why Aren't We Using It?

    January 28, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    With rising opioid overdose deaths nationwide, antiquated treatment methods like abstinence-based and 12-step programs are not working. A solution can be found in medication-assisted treatment, from methadone to buprenorphine-naloxone, but there are still many barriers to access.

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  • New Phoenix team tackles recidivism of those with mental illness

    January 27, 2015 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Assertive community treatment teams working through outreach-centered programs in Maricopa County have become an industry standard for treating those with persistent and severe mental illnesses who have recently been incarcerated. They provide a long-term approach, aiming to halt a cycle of incarceration and hospitalization by focusing on underlying issues such as what caused the police interaction and incarceration.

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  • Changing Course

    January 21, 2015 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    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.

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  • Big Ideas in Social Change, 2014

    December 11, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

    A overview of 2014's Fixes columns - connecting the dots between 60 or so ways that people are trying to change the world.

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  • A Depression Fighting Strategy That Could Go Viral

    December 04, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Punjab

    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.

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  • How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps

    December 04, 2014 |

    Freakonomics |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Fixing the education system in the country requires addressing the problem of student motivation to endure and succeed in school. Pathways to Education is a Toronto-based program designed to keep at-risk kids in school. It offers four different kinds of support: counseling, academic, social and financial, all of which contribute to a 46 percent decrease in the student drop-out rate.

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