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  • Last Days of Solitary

    Lauren Mucciolo Dan Edge

    April 18, 2017 |

    PBS Frontline |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Warren, Maine

    Across the United States, the use of administrative segregation is being rethought and reduced, as study after study shows it’s link to higher rates of violence and recidivism. At Maine State Prison, over the course of six years, the number of people in solitary went from 100 to 8, while also seeing a decline in fights, use of weapons, and emergency room transportation in the prison’s general population. The prison has instead started implementing individualized mental health programming and structured living units – opting to implement rehabilitation over punitive measures.

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  • Sisters listen to help heal as Rwanda marks 23 years since the genocide

    Melanie Lidman

    April 06, 2017 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Benebikira 'Sister Listeners' offer informal counseling to both victims and perpetrators of violence during the Rwanda genocide, seeking to forge a bridge of understanding. Their roles as listeners are especially important during the annual anniversary of the genocide.

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  • ‘They turned my life around': The people who work with rough sleepers

    Claire Burke

    February 17, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Westminster

    Homelessness is on the rise in the UK, and for many "rough sleepers," finding sustainable support can be nearly impossible. But a number of charities, including Crisis, St. Mungo'ss, and Centrepoint are starting to take a more comprehensive approach to the problem by addressing mental health issues and their significant impact on prolonged homelessness. Now the charities focus on "a psychologically-informed approach."

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  • Riding Along With Milwaukee's Counselors For Traumatized Youths

    Maura Ewing

    February 09, 2017 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Police actions at a crime scene often exacerbate the victim’s trauma and trigger a person with mental illness who is going through a crisis. The Trauma-Informed Response Team in Milwaukee, is part of a national trend to train police officers in crisis intervention so they can identify signs of mental illness, and efficiently and safely get someone in crisis into the care of a mental health professional.

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  • This country has only 10 psychiatrists. That's where 'professional grandmothers' come in.

    James Gaines

    December 29, 2016 |

    Upworthy |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    In Zimbabwe, a country of 15 million people, there are only around 10 psychiatrists. The Friendship Bench Project trained local older women in problem-solving therapy to be community health care workers. By increasing access to this service of listening and personal advising, the “grandmothers” are defusing the depression in individuals who visit with them on a Friendship Bench.

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  • The Lone Peak story: What you didn't know about affluence and teen suicide

    Jesse Hyde

    December 14, 2016 |

    Deseret News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Highland, Utah

    Young adult suicide rates are at record highs, and where issues such as trauma and poverty were once believed to be the primary causes, more and more affluent communities like Alpine, Utah are facing another factor: the high pressure on students to conform to a narrow and rigorous definition of success. By teaching parents and students to recognize early warning signs, establishing peer "Hope Groups," providing comprehensive counseling and treatment plans, and eliminating cultural taboos that prevent dialogue, communities like Lone Peak are starting to curb teen depression and suicide.

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  • India's Life Savers

    Fehmida Zakeer

    November 10, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    Cyclones or floods could not close Sneha Center for Suicide Prevention in South India. This volunteer-run clinic is in the country with the highest number of suicides in the world. It is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, offering confidential support to people in distress. Since its founding in 1986, Sneha has received more than 350,000 calls, as well as in-person visits, emails, and postcards.

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  • New school rules? Swotting up on ‘positive education'

    Danielle Batist

    November 10, 2016 |

    Positive.News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bhutan

    In an aim to alleviate depression in youth, the concept of "positive education" emerges. While teaching empathy and multilateral collaboration may not be a priority in most teachers' lesson plans, especially ones who rely on standardized test scores, they are necessary skills that students need. This "positive education" ideology should be a priority in curricula as it is valued heavily by future employers.

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  • Replacing Military-Style Detention

    Arielle Dreher

    October 05, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Mississippians who receive earned probation for crimes that do not carry a death sentence or involve deadly weapons will now have access to high-school equivalency education, alcohol and drug counseling, re-entry and employment services—and perhaps, most importantly, "Thinking for a Change," an evidence-based cognitive behavioral-therapy program.

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  • A New Place to Calm Mental Distress

    Leah Todd Lin

    September 07, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alamosa, Colorado

    ERs are often ill-equipped to handle mentally ill patients and cause them more stress than they do help, furthermore, these recurring patients are costly. Mi Esperanza, a wellness center in CO, reduces unnecessary and counterproductive ER visits while providing those who are suffering a crisis a calm environment with talk therapy, and life coping strategies.

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