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  • An Alternative to Police That Police Can Get Behind

    December 28, 2020 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    A street-level view of White Bird Clinic's CAHOOTS program in Eugene explains its appeal as a cost-saving, humane alternative to sending the police to 911 calls concerning mostly minor problems involving homelessness, mental illness, and substance abuse. From the decades-old program's countercultural beginnings to today's 24/7 presence, the private agency's publicly funded teams of a medic and crisis worker have helped keep problems from escalating into violence and jail time. But a number of factors call into question how scalable this approach would be in larger, more diverse cities.

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  • After a sexual assault, where can you get a medical and forensic exam?

    December 28, 2020 |

    NBC News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    A critical element in responding to rapes with trauma-informed victim care that aids an eventual prosecution is a sexual assault forensic exam. Rape kits, as they are known, are best administered by highly trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs). But the first nationwide census of available SANEs shows enormous gaps in availability and training. Federal aid since 2005 has helped improve care, and some states have innovated workarounds, including regional mobile SANE units for underserved areas.

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  • Comment la Maison bleue fait grandir les enfants autistes

    December 23, 2020 |

    Nice-Matin |

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    Response Location: France

    Aujourd’hui, cependant seuls 20 % des enfants autistes sont scolarisés et près de 4.000 d’entre eux s’exilent en Belgique, faute de structure suffisante en France, assure l’association Autisme France.C’est à la fois pour répondre aux enjeux de diagnostic et d’accueil que la Maison bleue a ouvert ses portes à Sanary en 2016. Elle intervient en complément de l'école.

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  • Halls of game: Bingo centers are unheralded pillars of the Corpus Christi community

    December 23, 2020 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Corpus Christi, Texas

    In Texas, bingo is considered a charitable operation and can act as a revenue source, offering a significant contribution to the funding of many 501c(3) nonprofits, but it also "nourishes the community in other, less obvious ways." Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the bingo operations around the state often provided scholarships and food distribution and offered a reprieve from social isolation. Although the pandemic has altered how many players can be a in a room together, the bingo halls are still attracting regulars.

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  • Creating safer spaces for LGBTQ migrants of colour in Bremen

    December 22, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Germany, Bremen

    Queeraspora was founded in Bremen as a safe space for immigrant and refugee LGBTQ+ people to find social and emotional support, as well as access to information. Around twenty people make up the nucleus of the group, and they come from all over the world including Turkey, Taiwan, India, Bosnia, and South America. The meetings focus on personal empowerment, as well as political organizing and educational workshops. The mix of social and educational activities provides a network for people who experience homophobia among refugee and migrant communities and racism among mainstream LGBTQ+ communities.

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  • Addressing the mental health plights of Swiss migrants 

    December 22, 2020 |

    Geneva Solutions |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    In parts of Switzerland and Sweden, mental health care professionals are working to implement culturally appropriate psychiatry services that better addresses the needs of migrant populations. Although acquiring funding for these specialized services can be a challenge, the approach has come to be a model throughout Europe and participants have reported positive feedback.

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  • State effort seeks to counter mental health problems worsened by pandemic

    December 22, 2020 |

    This is Tucson |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Resilient Arizona is a crisis counseling program that is funded by a federal grant and managed by the Crisis Response Network to mitigate the mental health effects of the pandemic. The crisis counseling is intended to help avoid progression of mental health concerns and the program is free and anonymous to all residents. Services are available in Spanish and English, with 23% of clients identifying as Latinx and Hispanic and 10% Spanish-speaking. After calling a help line, residents are connected to one of six contracted providers across the state. The program served 2,316 people from April to August 2020.

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  • How a 1980s AIDS Support Group Changed The Internet Forever

    December 18, 2020 |

    OneZero |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In the 1980s, a virtual messaging network, then known as bulletin board systems (BBSs), acted as a support group for many who were in search of peer support and reliable information as the AIDS epidemic spread. Although the site was a grassroots effort with little to no financial stability, it grew to 500 daily users and 100 messages posted per day.

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  • COVID-19 Eased Drug Treatment Rules—And That Saved Lives.

    December 18, 2020 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States

    Rules changes designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at drug-treatment clinics had the benefit of improving access to treatment, which experts say has saved thousands of lives. Although overdose deaths have increased during the pandemic, they would be far higher but for emergency rules allowing for telehealth consultations with medical professionals, fewer restrictions on the use and storage of long-term supplies of methadone, and insurance coverage of addiction medications. Though not everyone prefers telephone consults over in-person visits, enough do that advocates want to make the changes permanent.

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  • 'Let children be children': Supporting young refugees' mental health in Wales

    December 15, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Wales

    In Wales, the African Community Centre which has previously offered culturally competent mental health care services to youth in the African community in the city, has expanded its services to "Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) young people from asylum backgrounds, ranging from three to 18 years old." The center focuses on using play therapy and one-to-one counselling, but amid the pandemic, they have also introduced online options.

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