A Roundup of Our Most Hopeful Mental Health Stories

Here are some of our favorite solutions-oriented MindSite News articles.

Out of Bounds: Coaching Alliances Call Foul on Abusive Sports Parents. As abusive parents threaten players’ mental health and put coaches in danger, nonprofits aim to put fun and sportsmanship back in the game.

Hive Mind: The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Beekeeping. Emerging research shows the healing power of the hive for people grappling with stress and trauma. 

Neuroscientist Credits Unconditional Love for Surviving Terminal Cancer. Diagnosed with terminal heart cancer and given 18 months to live, a neuroscientist credits the deep love of his wife for his survival.

‘We Take Care of Each Other’: Inside the Prison That Could Change Incarceration in America. This prison outside Philadelphia is modeled on institutions in Norway and Sweden that are considered the most humane and effective in the world. “It’s a transformational approach to how we think about prisons,” said a Pennsylvania state legislator.

How Paris Hilton and Other Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry Unleashed a Movement. Meet Five True-Life Avengers Who Are Holding the Troubled Teen Industry Accountable. 

A San Francisco Program Helps Older People Manage Their Hoarding Behavior – and Stay Housed. Every year, 20 or more elderly San Francisco renters are threatened with eviction because of their hoarding disorder. A unique peer-support program helps them make changes – and keep their apartments.

Breaking Away From Hate. Trauma, abuse and mental health problems can make people more vulnerable to violent extremism. Here’s how a movement founded in part by former white supremacists is helping extricate Americans from violent hate groups.

California Program Trains Undocumented Residents to Become Therapists and Serve Those in the Shadows. Undocumented people who want to care for the mental health needs of their community face many obstacles to becoming licensed therapists. But in California, it’s at least possible.

‘She Made Me Feel Seen and Heard.’ Black Doulas Offer Support That Can Help Mom & Improve Birth Outcomes. Many Black women say their pregnancy-related concerns are dismissed by doctors, undermining their mental health and contributing to higher death rates. Doulas aim to change all that.

A Different Kind of Grief: Fighting the Stigma of Overdose Deaths. In Philadelphia, grieving parents, grandparents, partners and children can find support through Philly HEALs as they battle stigma to mourn loved ones lost to overdose.

The Dental-Mental Connection: A Clinic in Oakland’s Chinatown Brings Mental Health Care to Dental Patients. Dentistry and the medical profession have long been siloed. But eight years ago, Asian Health Services in Oakland pioneered a new practice: screening dental patients for depression. Other clinics across the country have now adopted the practice.

Young Advocates Take the Lead to Curb Campus Suicide. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death on college campuses. Peer support, trainings and suicide prevention programs aim to reverse this deadly trend

A Short-Term Home Where People in Crisis Can Avoid the Hospital. Peer respite centers are growing in popularity, and changing how we approach acute mental health crises.