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  • Video Helps Domestic Violence Victims — When Courts Have It

    August 18, 2019 |

    Law360 |

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    Response Location: United States

    In parts of five states and the District of Columbia, domestic violence victims can avoid the trauma and logistical hassles of seeking a restraining order in court by petitioning for court protection via video. Certain counties in Oklahoma, Oregon, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and D.C. allow victims to get help without facing their abusers in court. But a host of barriers have slowed the rollout of such services: limited court budgets, technical security concerns, lack of training, and poor internet connections in rural areas that could be helped by not requiring travel to courthouses.

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  • Mental health consultants helping California teachers in the classroom

    August 18, 2019 |

    KXAN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In a preschool outside of San Francisco, mental health consultants are sitting in on classes and meeting one on one with teachers to help them build strong relationships with their students.

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  • ‘Our youngest we lost was nine.' Austin ISD police home in on mental health

    August 18, 2019 |

    KXAN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The Austin school district credits its crisis intervention police officers, trained in deescalation in mental health emergencies, with contributing to a level of care that defused a student-suicide crisis. Six students ended their lives in the 2017-18 school year, while none did the following year. Teaming up with counselors, the police deal both with parents and students in seeking better mental health care for them rather than turning crises into arrests and punishment. On the dozens of campuses where such care has been emphasized, even test scores are up.

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  • ‘Because I care.' Lubbock teacher's success with mental health check-ins

    August 17, 2019 |

    KXAN-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lubbock, Texas

    One fifth grade teacher at Cavazos Middle School uses a "mental health check-in board" where students write Post-Its expressing how they feel mentally and emotionally that day. Students then check in one-on-one with the teacher and can even be further referred on to school counselors.

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  • Overcoming the stigma of divorce at a church

    August 16, 2019 |

    Chattanooga Times Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    For many experiencing divorce, a safe place to deal with frustrations and stigma is important. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, religious institutions are stepping in to provide support groups and classes like DivorceCare, which can focus on children, single parenting education, and grief sharing.

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  • The Biggest Police Department In The US Has A Suicide Crisis. Another Department Thinks They Have An Answer.

    August 16, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    California’s Los Angeles Police Department has built mental health into its force. The department has 16 psychologists on staff, offering free counseling and debrief sessions after traumatic incidents. As the New York Police Department faces an increase in officer suicides, it looks to the LAPD as it rolls out its new suicide prevention initiatives, like a mental health app, mental health insurance, and access to counseling.

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  • Bringing Together Young And Old To Ease The Isolation Of Rural Life

    August 07, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, McGregor, Minnesota

    Due to urban migration from rural areas, communities in less populated regions around the country are experiencing increased loneliness and lack of social connection; a health organization in Minnesota is building personal relationships to between youth and elders to combat that loneliness. Through intergenerational trust building and social activities, rural residents in 18 Minnesota towns combat isolation, depression and anxiety.

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  • Ann Arbor YMCA launches new programs to better engage Ypsi-area youth

    August 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Troubling statistics and stories about children of color not getting the necessary physical fitness needed to be healthy is what lead the Ann Arbor YMCA to launch a new program targeted at this population of kids. "It's about keeping kids active and engaged but also about disease prevention," says Y on the Fly director Tess Jackson. "We're teaching them to stay active and eat healthy, and we instill the value of good character to help strengthen them in both a mental and physical way."

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  • How Colorado's rural education network went from teaching home economics to fighting the opioid epidemic

    August 07, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    Rural parts of America are often lacking in resources such as addiction treatment centers, but a project known as Strengthening Families is working to connect families in these areas with people that can help. In Colorado, extension agents – people who are well-respected and well-known within the areas – meet with community members on a regular basis to provide information about healthy lifestyles.

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  • Can hip hop heal trauma?

    August 06, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When paired with evidence-based intervention methods, hip hop therapy is gaining ground as a means of increasing the odds that the intervention will work. Although further studies are needed to prove the effectiveness of this approach on its own, social workers and clinical psychologists are implementing it on small scales throughout various practices.

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