Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
Detroit Free Press
Ann Zaniewski
30 November 2016
Michigan, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Preschoolers have a lot of strong emotions and tend to internalize whatever they're surrounded by which puts kids from stressful homes at a disadvantage. Al’s Pals is a national elementary curriculum that develops you...
The Washington Post
Karla Adams
30 November 2016
London, United Kingdom
Text
800-1500 Words
An obesity crisis has spread across Britain. A trend in some schools called "the daily mile" has children put their pens down and run or walk a mile every school day.
9 November 2016
Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Providers Advancing Student Outcomes, or PASO, is run by Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition and helps early childcare providers learn critical skills to enhance children's socio-emotional skills. Many of the particip...
Jackson Free Press
Tim Summers, Jr.
9 November 2016
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
If juveniles in the Hinds County youth-court system, whose families tend to have limited resources, cannot get sustained, meaningful help at the center, they do not have many other options. But, thanks to a lawsuit on...
Small Towns Big Change
Cody Hooks
19 October 2016
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Across the United States, native families are implementing community-based family preparedness efforts in order to create a pathway that leads to school-readiness for children. At Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, this progr...
The Washington Post
Michael Alison Chandler
6 October 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris noticed an unusually high rate of illnesses in young patients frequenting her San Francisco clinic, and began to dig into the strong correlation between stress factors like poverty and abuse to...
23 September 2016
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Childhood trauma, or adverse childhood experiences (ACE), can cause a number of social problems such as dropping out of school, drug abuse, depression, and even becoming an abuser. The more accessible ACE research stu...
9 July 2016
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
When Washington state introduced higher standards for child care, many feared that home-based centers, including those run by women from Somalia, would close. But a group spearheaded by nonprofit Voices of Tomorrow ar...
Jackson Free Press
Maya Miller
6 July 2016
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Dr. Kai Smith runs GRAAFICS, Gang Diversion, Reentry And Absent Fathers Intervention Centers, a program he founded to give young men and women an outlet to avoid criminal behavior. The program includes training course...
29 June 2016
Palo Alto, California, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
Undergoing surgery is a stress-inducing prospect for anyone, but children are especially vulnerable to anxiety prior to operations. To avoid using risky anti-anxiety medications on young patients, two anesthesiologist...
5 May 2016
New York, New York, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
New Brooklyn Young Adult Court aims to keep youths out of a lifetime of crime.
17 April 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
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...
The Post Crescent
Noell Dickmann
22 March 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
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 s...
The Post Crescent
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
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, w...
The Post Crescent
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
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 ar...
The Post Crescent
Rory Linnane
Adam Rodewald
Alison Dirr
17 March 2016
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
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 design...
The Post Crescent
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
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 D...
The Post Crescent
Liz Welter
17 March 2016
Menasha, Wisconsin, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
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 ...
17 March 2016
Kaukana, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
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 y...
The Post Crescent
Katherine Lymn
17 March 2016
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
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,...
7 March 2016
London, United Kingdom
Text
Under 800 Words
A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids by combining farms and preschools.
4 March 2016
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In New Haven, the police department launched a program that pairs cops with clinicians. “We see ourselves as psychiatrists with guns and a badge.” They see children as victims too, who can experience trauma when witne...
27 February 2016
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Partnering cops and clinicians has led to a cultural change in New Haven's police department. Their definition of a victim extends past the person with physical injuries in order to help children from violence-stricke...
23 February 2016
New York, New York, United States
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
A neuropsychologist and opera singer teamed up to create a form of vocal training for people on the autism spectrum.
21 February 2016
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Chronic toxic stress caused by violence in trauma in a child's life can be exceedingly harmful - but can be remedied through building personal relationships and trust.
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