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Indigenous women reclaim traditional birthing practices

Amelia Schafer

February 17, 2024 |

ICT News |

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Response Location: United States, South Dakota

In rural areas where obstetric care is hard to access, Indigenous women are opting for traditional birthing practices and building a community around pregnancy and childbirth education. Groups like the He Sapa Birth Circle and the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board provide spaces for Indigenous parents to seek advice, receive support and education and get connected with traditional care options.

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How a Billings court is putting the Indian Child Welfare Act into action

Mara Silvers

February 16, 2024 |

Montana Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Billings, Montana

The Family Recovery Court works with Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) eligible child welfare cases to help parents enter recovery and find stability to reconnect with their children. The Court also provides parents with several resources to support them throughout the process including peer support from specialists and other parents who have completed the program. Of the 10 parents currently participating in the program, six have been reunited with their children.

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A Strategy for Success

Aliona Ciurca

February 16, 2024 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Republic of Moldova

Genderdoc-M (GDM) partners with a local lawyer to offer legal support to members of the LGBTQ+ community in an effort to promote human rights and continue to work toward a more inclusive society. Every year, about 40 people seek legal advice from GDM on matters ranging from workplace discrimination to physical abuse.

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More Teens Are Opting for Virtual Therapy

MaryLou Costa

February 15, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Virginia

After the pandemic, many teens are still opting for telehealth therapy rather than in-office care. Telehealth makes therapy more accessible for those who need it, particularly through collaboration with mental health platforms like Daybreak that partner with school districts across the U.S. to provide access to virtual therapy in schools. Daybreak’s data shows that 92% of families see behavioral improvements and 80% of school staff see attendance and grade improvements in students who participate in therapy.

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Why Boston's wealthy Back Bay said yes, in our backyard

Troy Aidan Sambajon

February 14, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

When plans for a new private hotel fell through, community organizations and developers like Pine Street Inn took over the 140 Clarendon building to provide permanent, supportive housing solutions for people experiencing homelessness. Pine Street Inn now owns and operates more than 440 permanent supportive housing locations, providing a home for about 900 people in the Greater Boston area.

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The Addiction Recovery Story We Don't Hear Enough

Nicholas Kristof

February 14, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Women in Recovery is a diversion program for women who would otherwise face prison time for drug-related offenses. The comprehensive program lasts 18 months and helps participants restore their mental health, reunite with their children, develop skills that help them get jobs, secure housing and reenter the community. Women in Recovery helps reduce recidivism rates and 70% of women who start the program complete it and graduate.

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Prison system works to combat health care coverage gap by enrolling people in Medicaid before release

Rachel Crumpler

February 13, 2024 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

With the new statewide Medicaid expansion, the Department of Adult Correction is working to ensure fewer people reenter society after incarceration and enter a healthcare coverage gap by helping people apply for Medicaid before release. With the Medicaid expansion, 80% of the 15,000 people released from prison each year are now eligible for coverage, and prison staff submit about 100 Medicaid applications each week.

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Silent voices, loud Impact: EQUIP initiative connects deaf youth with soft skills and confidence

Yahuza Bawage

February 12, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Equip the Deaf Initiative helps people with hearing impairments learn skills that help them pursue further education and excel in their careers. Through collaborations with local schools and foundations, the Initiative has benefited 55 people with hearing impairments by teaching effective communication, leadership and problem–solving skills.

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Free tuition at Peralta Colleges sees students returning to school in big numbers

Ashley McBride

February 09, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

After leveraging COVID-19 relief funding to make tuition free, campuses in the Peralta Community College District saw enrollment rebound nearly to pre-pandemic levels and the share of students of color and older students enrolled increase.

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Michigan program recycles pacemakers to save lives overseas

Alan Fisk

February 08, 2024 |

New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Project My Heart Your Heart recycles pacemakers from deceased cardiovascular patients to give them to people overseas living in poor countries where pacemakers are historically hard to access and afford. The My Heart Your Heart lab has received around 50,000 pacemakers and has reconditioned and implanted about 500 in heart patients in several countries.

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