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  • A parent's place? Meet the women fighting for space at SA's rural hospitals

    February 26, 2020 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Madwaleni

    In the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa, a hospital has transformed their model of care for children with cerebral palsy to better serve the entire family. Offering weeklong stays, the hospital offers physical therapy for the children and emotional and educational support to the mothers of the children. Although this kind of care comes at a financial cost for the hospital, the results have indicated positive outcomes for both the child and moms. Additionally, the hospital staff has also trained the moms to act as community workers, helping to better increase awareness and access to services.

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  • City watchdog says Chicago's arrest diversion program for youth can't be evaluated due to poor record keeping and lack of collaboration

    February 25, 2020 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Over the past 14 years, the city of Chicago has been running a Juvenile Intervention and Support Center (JISC) to help divert youth away from the criminal justice system. The goal of the program, which took a $5 million investment, was to connect them with social services, favoring rehabilitation over punitive measures. But because of record destruction, lack of record keeping, and an inability by the police and Department of Family and Support Services to collaborate, a recent audit has proved unable to determine the success of the JISC.

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  • How medication donation programs could be a game-changer in PA

    February 25, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Cheyenne, Wyoming

    Unused prescription drugs can often end up in landfills or in "the hands of those who may be vulnerable to misuse and addiction," so Wyoming has introduced a program to decrease those likelihoods from happening. This program, like that of other programs in 38 other states, collects unused medications and redistributes them to uninsured residents.

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  • The long walk back to yourself: How this hospital revolutionised rural rehabilitation

    February 12, 2020 |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Madwaleni

    At Madwaleni Hospital's rehabilitation ward in South Africa, medical professionals and physical therapists are using what is known as block therapy to better help individuals who are living with a disability. Rather than individuals visiting the hospital at frequent, regular intervals, the healthcare workers here to see the patients for one-week periods less frequently. This doesn't just cut down on barriers, such as the cost of care and lack of transportation, but has also been shown to help individuals better retain the rehabilitation lessons and recover faster.

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  • Tutoring project in Berlin helps Arab-speaking youth keep up with school

    February 12, 2020 |

    InfoMigrants |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Back On Track Syria is a tutoring initiative in Berlin helping Arabic-speaking students keep up with school subjects by offering help in their native language. The students in the program are often refugees and migrants integrating into a new country and a new educational system and language, often times after not being in school for months or years. The lessons range from small groups to individualized instruction in subjects like math, physics, reading, German, and even English.

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  • Juvenile justice advocates: Let's ‘Raise the Age' again

    February 10, 2020 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Since 2007, Connecticut has taken major steps in juvenile justice reform – namely, the ages that youth are arrested or charged as adults. By moving 16 and 17 year olds out of the adult system and into the juvenile justice system, the state has seen a 40% decrease in new juvenile court cases, leading to less stigma and large taxpayer savings. With such success, the state now looks to make further reforms in the juvenile justice system.

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  • W.H.O. Fights a Pandemic Besides Coronavirus: an ‘Infodemic'

    February 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    As word of the coronavirus outbreak spread, so did misinformation, so the World Health Organization began working with big tech companies to put a stop to it. Collaborating with the likes of Pinterest, Google, Twitter, and Facebook, W.H.O. has posted content that disputes the incorrect information across platforms and sites in order to make "falsehoods harder to find in searches or on news streams."

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  • The divers rescuing a drowning island

    February 02, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Vaan Island

    Vaan Island, off the coast of Indian in the Gulf of Mannar, is rapidly sinking. But scientists are working to prevent that erosion by replanting seagrass, which is an important plant in a marine ecosystem. Despite fishermen pulling up the seagrass with their nets, so far, nine acres of seagrass have been rehabilitated in the area.

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  • Would you drop your children 800m from school to make them walk?

    January 28, 2020 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, Hamilton, Victoria

    Faced with an obesity epidemic, communities in Australia are making changes to become healthier and promote a healthy lifestyle. Programs have included increased education around grocery shopping with a nutritional mindset as well as increasing exercise through initiatives that encourage children to walk to school. Since making changes, individuals in the communities have attested to the effectiveness and obesity and overweight rates in some regions have notably decreased.

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  • A single dose of psychedelic drug eased cancer patients' anxiety and depression for years

    January 28, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    A new form of psychiatric treatment known as psychedelic-assisted therapy is gaining recognition of being a credible way to fight against anxiety and depression. This breakthrough has proven to be especially beneficial for cancer patients and survivors, who often develop cancer-related anxiety and depression.

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