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Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster

November 07, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, East Glacier, Montana

In response to a wave of youth suicides, educators at Buffalo Hide Academy in the Blackfeet Nation are teaching about heavy metal to connect youth to a sense of community and catharsis through the music. The school also works in tandem with the Fire in the Mountains metal festival to give students opportunities to perform and to enjoy the live music with their peers, leaning on metal’s therapeutic benefits.

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How Lithuania More Than Halved Its Suicide Rate

MaryLou Costa

November 06, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Lithuania, Vilnius

Over the past several years, Lithuania has implemented a comprehensive national strategy to combat high suicide rates by shifting from a medicalized approach to community-based support. One such strategy is Sidabrinė Linija, or Silver Line, a nonprofit offering free support to isolated seniors by matching them with a “befriender” who shares some of their interests. Since its inception, Silver Line has befriended 6,000 seniors. As a result of combined efforts from multiple initiatives, Lithuania’s suicide rate has dropped from 44 per 100,000 residents in 2004 to 19.5 per 100,000 today.

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To protect angel sharks, a Libyan biologist collaborates with fishing communities

Ibtisam Agfeer

November 03, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Libya

A Libyan marine biologist built trust with fishing communities through dialogue and education about endangered angel sharks. This led fishers to stop deliberately targeting the species and voluntarily release caught sharks, while researchers identified a vital breeding ground.

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This Walkable Gathering Space Has Transformed a City's Main Street

Carl Smith

October 27, 2025 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The city of Lancaster invested nearly $12 million to create a walkable mixed-use development area along a main thoroughfare, with nine blocks of businesses and community spaces such as a library and a museum. The development has generated more than $270 million in economic output and residents say the area is now welcoming and encourages a sense of community.

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Memphis' response to youth mental health needs? Free, flexible therapy outside school

Bri Hatch

October 21, 2025 |

Chalkbeat Tennessee |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Through the Youth Connect program, Memphis teens can access up to 12 sessions with an out-of-school therapist, helping to fill gaps in school-based mental health services and give students more choice in who they see. So far, nearly 350 students have taken advantage of the program.

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"On a recréé un chemin direct de la fourche à la fourchette" : à Auray, une ferme municipale alimente les cantines en circuit court

Robin Prudent

October 19, 2025 |

Franceinfo |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Auray

La ferme municipale d’Auray cultive des légumes biologiques qui se retrouvent dans les assiettes servies à la résidence publique pour personnes âgées et la crèche d'à côté, et prévoit de fournir des repas aux écoles publiques de la ville à l’avenir. Au cours de sa première année, la ferme a produit environ quatre tonnes de légumes.

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How one Minneapolis neighborhood reduced its carbon emissions by 1,600 metric tons

Kristoffer Tigue

October 16, 2025 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

One Minneapolis resident launched a grassroots education campaign to help her neighborhood reduce carbon emissions from home heating by upgrading her home insulation and using electric appliances. She then shared information about the energy-efficiency improvements and available rebates to fund them. Between 2019 and 2024, area residents using these strategies reduced natural gas use by 29%, and is now being replicated in other neighborhoods throughout the city.

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A Wall of Trees is Reversing Desertification and Empowering Communities in Nigeria

Chinonso Kenneth

October 12, 2025 |

Triple Pundit |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Makoda, Kano

The Wall of Trees initiative in Nigeria's Makoda village created a four-tiered barrier of windbreak, orchard, woodlot, and economic trees that tripled crop yields and provided income opportunities for 200 women, successfully reversing desertification on 15 hectares over two decades.

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Volunteer scientists work 'nights and weekends' to guide vaccine advice in US

Mariana Lenharo

October 06, 2025 |

Nature |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

When the Trump administration fired the federal vaccine advisory panel, a group of volunteer scientists created the Vaccine Integrity Project to conduct independent, comprehensive reviews of vaccine data. Their review has influenced real-world vaccine policy, with several major medical organizations using their data to update guidelines and share vaccine information publicly.

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Sydani bridges vaccine gaps in Anambra

Alfred Ajayi

October 02, 2025 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ogbaru, Anambra

The Saving Lives and Livelihoods Project tackles vaccine access barriers in hard-to-reach communities by bringing immunization services directly to families on farms and in remote camps with trained mobile health teams. Since the work began, immunizations have increased in several areas, and children who were previously overdue have since been vaccinated.

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