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  • Are Doctors the Key to Ending Philly Gun Violence?

    April 17, 2016 |

    Philadelphia Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pioneering program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia focuses on more than just the physical wounds of young gunshot victims. The hospital uses a comprehensive bullying prevention and behavioral health approach to prevent victims and others from using guns again in the future.

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  • Minnesota program embeds therapists in schools

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In the early 2000s, Minnesota’s low income families struggled to have access to mental health care for their children. Now Minnesota therapists meet at schools rather than at a clinic and also train teachers to help students with mental health challenges. Parents measure the success based upon improved test scores, classroom environment, and fewer school suspensions.

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  • Attorneys don't know best

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    The criminal justice system used to view delinquents with a “tough on crime approach;” however, that approach was not human-centered and used community resources that offered little in terms of results. Wisconsin’s Dane County has a Children Come First Program that provides collaborative care with family, school, mental health professionals, and others to keep youth out of jail. The Winnebago County District Attorney believes that this new approach uses less community resources and has decreased the number of youth referred to the juvenile courts.

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  • Telepsychiatry spreading mental health help

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Marshfield, Wisconsin

    Fifty-one counties in the state of Wisconsin do not have child psychiatrists to provide counseling because most of them live in widely populated urban areas. Wisconsin psychiatrists now are offering telepsychiatry, which enables young people to do video conferencing and live chatting with a psychiatrist even if they are in rural areas. The program has shown that it is just as effective as in-person treatment; however, Wisconsin does not allow private insurers to pay for telemedicine services so the reimbursement for telepsychiatrists is still problematic.

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  • Counseling a text away for troubled teens

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Kaukana, Wisconsin

    Rural Wisconsin has a shortage of mental health resources for youth. Supported by private grants and public funds, Wisconsin's statewide hotline offers counseling via text. The hotline was founded on the belief that young people may be more open to discuss their problems over text than through in-person conversations.

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  • Psychiatrist in a horse barn

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

    Wisconsin confronts a lack of psychiatrists, in particular those who specialize in working with children. The state has begun a telepsychiatry program that enables a psychiatrist to counsel children in remote rural areas. By using webcams, the program has succeeded at eliminating travel time for psychiatrists and appropriating resources to directly and quickly serve those who need them.

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  • Justice advocates cite state as treatment model

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    At-risk children who do not have access to quality mental health care can end up in the juvenile justice system. Wisconsin has initiated a Children Come First program that offers personalized mental health care designed to keep kids from being incarcerated or placed in a hospital setting. The results so far have been successful, with a decrease in the number of youth behind bars and very few need to re-enroll in the program.

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  • Suicide reveals missed opportunities, parents say

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Menasha, Wisconsin

    Wisconsin’s teen suicide rate and affiliated mental health concerns have increased, challenging school systems to maintain the quality of life for students. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has launched a Mental Health Project that allocates funds to different counties to focus on crisis, suicide, violence, and substance abuse prevention in schools. PATH is one successful program from this initiative—with cost-saving measures, increased student productivity, and improved quality of life.

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  • Communities step up for kids' mental health

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

    After shortages of mental health options for kids and untold grief, counties in Wisconsin have responded with new kinds of support for at-risk youth. Wisconsin communities have increased access with reduced wait time, and have used horse therapy, support groups, charity golf that raises awareness, school-group therapy, as well as mobile live chat sessions, among others.

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  • Could Urban Farms Be the Preschools of the Future?

    March 07, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids by combining farms and preschools.

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