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  • A Different Type of Addiction

    August 10, 2016 |

    Rio Grande Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    Alcohol has claimed more lives in Rio Arriba County in the past five years than other drugs. SMART, a secular alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous, provides one path toward recovery, increasingly incorporating scientific findings into treatment as well as support for family members of addicts, helping them change the environment.

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  • Questa program reframes opioid treatment in rural New Mexico

    August 04, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

    A comprehensive rehabilitation facility in Taos, New Mexico uses a holistic approach to curbing addiction by offering group therapy along with traditional medical treatment. By addressing deeper mental and emotional factors that can lead to addiction, the Questa Health Center has enabled addicts to face their demons head-on, with constant support.

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  • Chronically Absent: Is Quality Education in Juvenile Detention Possible in Mississippi?

    July 27, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Pelahatchie, Mississippi

    Many years of work to improve juvenile-detention centers in Mississippi may curb recidivism rates by increasing the quality of life in detention. Despite those efforts, however, centers might still be unable to give detained students what they need the most—a quality education.

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  • After the Violence and Videos, Therapists Learn to Treat Racial Trauma

    July 22, 2016 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    Black communities are often left without adequate counseling services when faced with racial trauma, but clinical psychologists are working to address this. So far, solutions include opening clinics that specialize in African-American mental health and social media campaigns focused on normalizing conversations around mental health awareness in the Black community.

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  • Project ECHO Expands Reach Of Medical Specialists In Rural New Mexico

    July 05, 2016 |

    Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    In many rural communities, access to specialty care represents the biggest health challenge. Since 2003, a groundbreaking initiative called Project Echo at the University of New Mexico has confronted that gap — with promising results in small towns across New Mexico and, now, around the world.

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  • Breaking bad habits: Mindful addiction recovery

    July 04, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    One of the hardest problems in tackling addiction is understanding how to approach it. In this video a University of Massachusetts psychiatrist is implementing mindfulness tools as a way to steer the brain away from addictive tendencies.

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  • Can Alamosa find a fix for the ‘catch-all' emergency room?

    June 30, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Alamosa, Colorado

    Wellness centers around Colorado aim to fill the treatment gap left by lack of mental health crisis intervention services. Rather than send individuals in a mental health crisis to a traditional emergency room - which can be overwhelming and increase anxiety for these patients - communities take advantage of alternative wellness centers that offer soothing settings and comforting staff.

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  • Tiny Interventions Can Help Reverse Our Sky-High College Dropout Rate

    June 30, 2016 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The rate of students dropping out of college or failing to complete their degree in the allotted time has soared in the United States, and experts are discovering that one of the causes is simply that students feel isolated, discouraged, and overwhelmed. A study by Ideas42 across a number of universities revealed that fairly simple behavioral "nudging" - or the process of providing tiny but regular interventions and encouragement through systems like text messages - can have a drastic impact on a student's likelihood of success.

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  • Ways to improve interactions between police and kids: Pathways to Peace

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Police can work better with young people if they understand more about how their brains work. Young people can deal better with police if they understand more about their jobs, and the law. New training and techniques aim to improve those relationships. Some are already being used in Cleveland, and others are on the way.

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  • Junior Jail: Surviving Mississippi's Juvenile Justice System

    June 08, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Juvenile detention usually leads to worse outcomes for youth in the future, while Juvenile Detention Alternatives allow for decreases in detention populations and the likelihood that youth will stay trapped in the system for life.

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