http://www.soundpartners.org/taxonomy/term/8%2C10/0 en http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1796 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode-textarea-9"><div class="form-item"> <label>Excerpt: </label> <p>The residents of the Lower Columbia-Pacific Region, located on the northwest coast of Oregon and the southwest coast of Washington, were hit hard by an economic recession that followed on the heels of the region's decade-long transition from economic dependence on logging and fishing to lower paying jobs in the travel and tourism. The primary goal of the project was to provide the affected communities with information and resources to better meet their physical, mental and behavioral health care needs, and to inform policy makers about the lack of access to and delivery of health care services in this region.</p> </div> </div></div><p><a href="http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1796">read more</a></p> KMUN-FM Oregon Partnership Profiles Strengthening Community 2002 Fri, 12 May 2006 12:22:49 -0400 Eve 1796 at http://www.soundpartners.org http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1567 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode-textarea-9"><div class="form-item"> <label>Excerpt: </label> <p>Incremental loss of culture, language, and lifestyle choices have exacted a heavy toll on the mental health of Alaska's Arctic North Slope residents. In order to empower and educate their community about mental health issues, KBRW and the Barrow Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) launched <EM>Building Healthy Communities</EM>. KBRW broadcast PSAs and talk shows about treatment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses. The local NAMI chapter held four mental health workshops emphasizing native and community values.</p> </div> </div></div><p><a href="http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1567">read more</a></p> Alaska KBRW-AM Partnership Profiles Strengthening Community 2000 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:09:49 -0500 admin 1567 at http://www.soundpartners.org http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1569 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode-textarea-9"><div class="form-item"> <label>Excerpt: </label> <p>In an area seriously affected by a three-year drought, an '02 wildfire, low wages, and rocketing real estate prices, many citizens struggle with unmet health care needs. KSUT and the San Juan Health Department's Healthy Dialogs program addressed mental health issues, substance abuse, and diabetes treatment through call-in programs, features, and a Web site.</p> </div> </div></div><p><a href="http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1569">read more</a></p> Colorado KSUT Public Radio Partnership Profiles Strengthening Community 2002 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:09:49 -0500 admin 1569 at http://www.soundpartners.org http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1571 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode-textarea-9"><div class="form-item"> <label>Excerpt: </label> <p>Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ-FM) and Casa Central teamed up to raise awareness of the mental health issues facing the Latino community, within both the community itself and the broader Chicago area. <EM>Between Two Worlds</EM> included reports, documentaries, and youth theater performances to highlight the dramatic changes basic mental health access can make in a person's life.</p> </div> </div></div><p><a href="http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1571">read more</a></p> Illinois Partnership Profiles Strengthening Community WBEZ-FM 2002 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:09:49 -0500 admin 1571 at http://www.soundpartners.org http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1568 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode-textarea-9"><div class="form-item"> <label>Excerpt: </label> <p>KDNA-FM and the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic launched a mental health education campaign to help Spanish-speaking farmworkers, warehouse workers, and other immigrants who face economic and social hurdles. <EM>Mejorando La Calidad de Vida (Improving the Quality of Life)</EM> used call-in programs to educate and direct some callers to counseling services. The partners also produced and distributed helpful "foto-brochures" and collaborated with other local organizations to reach their community.</p> </div> </div></div><p><a href="http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1568">read more</a></p> KDNA-FM Partnership Profiles Strengthening Community Washington 2002 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:09:49 -0500 admin 1568 at http://www.soundpartners.org http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1570 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode-textarea-9"><div class="form-item"> <label>Excerpt: </label> <p>The goals of <EM>Who Cares?</EM> were to stamp out the stigma associated with mental illness and to help local peer counselors achieve their goal of opening a drop-in self-help center. The Spirit Center is now open and KVMR-FM, FREED, and mental health peer counselors continue to produce a weekly call-in radio program that is now videoed for replay twice a week on community access television.</p> </div> </div></div><p><a href="http://www.soundpartners.org/node/1570">read more</a></p> California KVMR-FM Partnership Profiles Strengthening Community 2002 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:09:49 -0500 admin 1570 at http://www.soundpartners.org