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Child Mind Institute Joins Rare Impact Fund’s Capacity-Building Workshop

Child Mind Intitute

Last week, the Child Mind Institute joined nonprofit leaders from around the world for the Rare Impact Fund’s first-ever “Capacity-Building Workshop.” Sessions focused on the challenges nonprofit organizations face and the strategies that help them adapt, connect, and sustain their work.

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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center in Partnership with Radio Workshop Announces Next Generation of African Media Leaders Through Innovative Communicator Fellowship

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This inaugural Radio Workshop cohort builds on the programs early success, following an initial fellowship awarded in partnership with the Carter Center. For 18 years, Radio Workshop has trained young people across Africa to use radio and podcasts to tackle the issues that matter to them. .

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The Birth of The “Just Stop It” Movement: A Family’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis

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When the racist system prevailed and the police failed to search for him, we pushed back as a community, with significant media support from mental health advocacy nonprofit organizations like YOURS NY (Youth Opportunities Underlying Resilient Solutions) and Fountain House Clubhouse Bronx.

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Child Mind Institute Launches “Mirror” Journaling App Co-Developed with Teens to Support Youth Mental Health

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Teens assisted with the selection of final app features and participated in regular workshops to review designs and select new prompts and greetings. .” Mirror was developed in close collaboration with adolescents, including those involved in the Child Mind Institute’s Youth Mental Health Academy.

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Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Black Adolescent Boys

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She and her team compiled a day-long workshop as the final curriculum. The workshop also included a music therapy element within the faith-based praise and worship. Some resources For pastors: Soul Shop for Black Churches is a one-day workshop designed for clergy, staff, lay pastors, and faith-based clinicians in Black churches.

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Multiplicity and Mad Studies: An Interview with Jazmine Russell

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is the nature of these large nonprofit conglomerates that provide mental health services. I got really excited about the possibilities, and through the Icarus Project, I made some great connections and began conducting workshops in various areas. One of the biggest challenges Open Dialogue has faced in being implemented in the U.S.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

Mad in America

Schleider : It’s definitely not how mental health professionals are used to thinking, and it does take some reorienting for folks to think outside of the box in terms of what treatment can be, when I’m giving talks or workshops or clinical trainings on this approach. And have you gotten any blowback? Are people just baffled?