Investigations
Immigrants in New York Cope with Grief after Deadly Border Crossings
In the 2022 fiscal year, more than 800 people died attempting to cross the southern border, making it the deadliest year on record for border crossings. Surviving family members now living in the U.S., must cope with the grief and loss.
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The Unspoken Toll Migration Has on Mental Health
Since last spring, more than 30,000 migrants have been processed at NYC shelters. Many are grappling with serious mental health problems, stemming from their migration, language barriers and housing insecurity.
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How I Passed a Test to Be a Grief Therapist Without Really Trying
As an investigative reporter, I wanted to see how hard it would be to game the system and pass the test without taking the course. It turned out to be ridiculously easy.
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Professional certification boards are rigorous but draw relatively few students
It is hard for professional certification boards to compete against commercial counseling courses that may cost as little as $10.
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Buyer, Be Aware: An Inside Look at Four Online Grief Counseling Certificate Programs
This short review covers grief therapy courses offered by the Global Grief Institute, PESI, the Grief Recovery Institute, and Udemy.
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Caught in Washington’s Youth Mental Health Disaster, a Teen with Nowhere to Go
Jack Hays, 17, is one of a surging number of Washington children facing mental health challenges so severe that they require hospital stays. Between 2015 and 2021, the total number of hospitalizations nearly doubled among youth whose primary diagnosis is psychiatric, an investigation by The Seattle Times found.
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Chicago Experiments with Crisis Response Units, Grapples With Dilemma: Include Police or Not
Chicago has been rolling out a pilot program testing alternative ways to respond to mental health-related 911 calls. The program is meeting with success, but handles only a fraction of those calls. The effort has kicked off a debate about the role of police.
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No way out: Why a mentally disabled man was jailed nine years awaiting a murder trial that never happened
Eight years, 9 months, 24 days. That’s how long Lorenzo Mays waited inside a cell in the Sacramento County jail, struggling to understand the court system well enough to stand trial for a 2010 murder he insists he didn’t commit.
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In California, Working and Living Conditions for Farmworkers Take a Mental Health Toll
Mental health issues have long been a critical – but little-discussed – challenge for Latino farmworkers, especially the undocumented. New research shows that substance use and signs of depression and anxiety have only worsened in the past two years, another legacy of COVID.
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