Solutions Lab
In New York, ‘Housing First’ Approach Helps Unhoused People Find Stability
After a childhood spent in foster homes and three years living in a New York City shelter with her son, Ronnie Hodge was able to move into her own apartment two years ago. The apartment is leased by a nonprofit, HousingPlus, that helps parents with children get into housing…
Keep reading
An Oklahoma Home Is Filling A Major Gap In Child Mental Health Services
A lack of treatment options for children with significant mental health needs means that if they get treated at all, they are often separated from their families. Grand Lake Behavioral Health in Oklahoma has developed a new alternative: a short-stay home for the whole family.
Keep reading
Can Financial Rewards Help Meth Users Kick the Habit?
Next year, California will become the first state in the country permitted to use Medicaid funds to pay for a controversial approach: paying meth users with a negative urine test small amounts of money to reinforce their abstinence. Research shows the approach – used in combination with other therapy…
Keep reading
Can Peers Power the Mental Health Workforce of the Future?
As communities across the country set up new ways to respond to mental health emergencies and the federal government increases funding for mental health programs, the shortage of clinicians looms as a major barrier. One potential solution: training and hiring large numbers of peer support providers.
Keep reading
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.
Keep readingLoading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
