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  • How Lithuania More Than Halved Its Suicide Rate

    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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  • Diabetes care on wheels brings help to people who need it most

    November 01, 2025 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    A mobile diabetes clinic in Calgary brings comprehensive healthcare directly to people experiencing homelessness or low income at community health centers. The team provides services including foot care, retinal scans, blood and urine screening with immediate results, dietary counseling, and connections to housing and mental health programs. The "one-stop-shop" model eliminates the need for patients to travel to multiple appointments, ensuring they get the care they need.

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  • 'Real-life science experiment' fills critical legal gaps in rural SD

    October 31, 2025 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Burke, South Dakota

    The Rural Attorney Recruitment Program (RARP) addresses critical shortages of legal services in rural areas by providing attorneys $12,513 annually for five years to practice in communities under 3,500. The program has 36 participating attorneys, including 19 who have completed the program and 14 who continue to practice in their rural communities beyond their five-year obligations. Since the program launched, participating attorneys have provided over 300 hours of pro bono work worth more than $30,000 in some counties.

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  • Fab Youth Philly gives teens first-time job experiences otherwise in short supply

    October 28, 2025 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Fab Youth Philly’s Play Captains program hires teens in the summer to lead play groups on multiple streets throughout the city, leading games and activities like science experiments and storytime. Since 2017, the group has supported over 500 teens, providing many of them with their first jobs. Data shows that participating in the program leads to more on-time high school graduations, better work habits, reduced summer slide and improved employability and family finances.

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

    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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  • Behind the Curtains: Inside Nigeria's Shadow Network of Abortion Care

    October 08, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Komfot Health operates a technology-driven network providing post-abortion care and sexual reproductive health services across Nigeria. The organization trains healthcare providers to address biases, uses a chatbot system for patient triage and connects women to verified medical facilities in six states, acting as intermediaries between women seeking care and trusted healthcare providers. Since launching in 2024, Komfot Health has served over 1,790 women.

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  • How Women in Adamawa Are Rebuilding Trust in Family Planning

    October 07, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombi, Adamawa

    Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency partnered with The Challenge Initiative to train female community mobilizers and service providers across nine local government areas to provide family planning care. The providers use a trust-building approach, conducting house calls and leveraging social gatherings to gradually introduce family planning concepts. Since the group began, family planning uptake has surged from about 20% to 74%.

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  • Nigeria's Self-Care Policy Expands Women's Reproductive Choices

    October 07, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

    Thanks to Nigeria’s Self-Care Policy, residents can access free injectable contraceptives that can be administered without the support of health workers. Patients learn how to use the injectable during their first appointment at a health center and are then able to take up to a year of doses with them to administer independently each month at home. Since 2014, when the self-injectables were first introduced, the country’s rate of contraceptive prevalence has risen from 4% to 15%.

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  • Youth and adolescent corners transform lives in Otuke, but donor exit sparks fears for the future

    October 05, 2025 |

    tndNews |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Otuke

    Health centers like Barjobi Health Center III offer youth and teens judgment and stigma-free sexual and reproductive healthcare services, as well as opportunities to connect with each other over games and activities. However, these youth-centric health centers are facing closures and significant budget cuts as the biggest funding provider, USAID, has phased out.

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  • Family Planning Expands Women's Choices in Zimbabwe

    October 05, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council implemented a comprehensive national family planning program that offers integrated reproductive health services delivered through multiple channels including local clinics, mobile outreach units, community health workers, and youth-friendly centers. The program provides access to contraceptives, counseling, and peer education to address maternal mortality and unplanned pregnancy rates. Over the past decade, maternal mortality has dropped by 78%, and unintended pregnancies have also significantly decreased.

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