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  • The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global

    Alex Riley

    December 11, 2023 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Finland, Lapland

    Open dialogue is gaining traction as an alternative mental health care approach. Open dialogue uses fewer prescriptions and less time spent in the hospital by involving the patient and their family in conversations with doctors to decide on the best method of care. With an open dialogue approach, studies have shown that after five years, 86% of patients with severe mental health conditions had returned to work or school and only 17% of them remained on medication.

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  • 'She Made Me Feel Seen and Heard.' Black Doulas Offer Support That Can Help Mom & Improve Birth Outcomes

    Celeste Hamilton Dennis

    November 05, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Doulas are becoming a more widely used resource among pregnant people, particularly Black women who historically face racial inequities during pregnancy and childbirth. Groups like The Doula Network and the Southern Birth Justice Network are working to expand doula services by training and connecting pregnant women with certified doulas. Doula care is more holistic and studies show that women using doulas have about a 65% reduction in their odds of developing postpartum depression or anxiety when a doula is present during labor and delivery.

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  • Everyone dies. End-of-life doulas can help us process it

    Olivia Belanger

    August 26, 2023 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Monadnock Region, New Hampshire

    End-of-life doulas, or death doulas, are non-medical aides that help guide people through the process of dying. Death doulas provide various forms of support to dying people and their families like death planning and listening to grieving loved ones. The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance currently has more than 1,500 members worldwide, a 300-person increase from 2019 when the nonprofit was formed.

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  • The Dental-Mental Connection: A Clinic in Oakland's Chinatown Brings Mental Health Care to Dental Patients

    Celeste Hamilton Dennis

    August 14, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Dental offices like Asian Health Services are starting to incorporate mental health care in their dental services. By observing changes in oral health, building trust with patients to talk about their mental health and having them fill out questionnaires about how they’ve been feeling, dentists are able to identify patients that may be struggling and then help connect them with therapy and treatment. Asian Health Services screens 300 to 400 patients per year, about 7% of which are then referred to counseling.

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  • Richland County Drug Court provides an alternative to incarceration

    Katie Ellington

    May 13, 2023 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Richland County Drug Court allows low-level, non-violent offenders to participate in an intensive treatment program in lieu of incarceration. To graduate from the program, participants must complete treatment, pay all court fees and fines, avoid new charges and, if possible, get a job. The program has had 21 graduating classes since forming in 1997 and research shows it reduces recidivism rates and saves taxpayer dollars.

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  • 'He comes here, and he's alive': Adult day program in Fort Worth engages people with dementia

    Alexis Allison

    April 21, 2023 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    The James L. West Center for Dementia Care’s Senior Day Program offers engaging activities like dance, music therapy and cooking classes, and a sense of community for people with dementia, while giving family caregivers a break. The Center currently cares for about 13 people each day, though it has the capacity for up to 20 people and is slated to expand to help more people.

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  • A Knee Replacement That Talks to Your Doctor? It's Just the Beginning.

    Peter Loftus

    April 11, 2023 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States

    Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. developed a “smart knee,” which has built-in sensors that can wirelessly transmit data about how a replacement knee is working. The data is sent directly to a doctor, who can then monitor how the patient is doing after surgery. Doctors and medical device developers predict this smart knee technology could be replicated in artificial hips, shoulders, and spinal implants and several other uses beyond orthopedics, like monitoring hearing aids.

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  • These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins

    Joanna Thompson

    February 10, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States

    Custom, designer prosthetics that serve purposes in both function and fashion are beginning to reform the prosthetics industry, allowing people to express themselves and embrace their bodies in new ways. Researchers, developers, and larger businesses are constantly innovating to create new prosthetics that can meet a person’s every need and other companies are working to make prosthetic covers more accessible so anyone can afford the option to personalize their look.

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  • As assisted dying broadens, countries wrestle with new ethical lines

    Sara Miller Llana Whitney Eulich Dominique Soguel

    January 10, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Despite differing opinions and moral and ethical boundaries among voters and residents, access to euthanasia, or assisted dying, is expanding. Worldwide, there are currently 25 jurisdictions that allow some form of assisted dying, including 10 countries, 11 U.S. states, and four Australian states, with access and regulations varying by region.

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  • A French Village's Radical Vision of a Good Life with Alzheimer's

    Marion Renault

    November 23, 2022 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: France, Dax

    The Village Landais is part of a movement to make memory-care units less like hospitals and more like small neighborhoods. The Village is currently home to 108 people and strives to provide those with alzheimers a place to live that still allows them to maintain a sense of autonomy and choice to help enrich their lives.

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