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  • Police responses to mental health crisis calls are reexamined

    October 04, 2022 |

    News21 |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    GRAND Mental Health’s iPad Program connects people who may be experiencing a crisis with trained mental health professionals rather than law enforcement by video chatting on iPads. GRAND Mental Health, which serves 12 counties, has distributed more than 10,200 iPads in six years. They have distributed about 8,500 of them to clients and nearly 1,700 to first responders and hospital personnel.

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  • Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

    October 04, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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  • Prairie Lawns Help Nebraskans Alleviate Climate Change and Promote Biodiversity

    October 04, 2022 |

    The Reader |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    Nebraskans struggling to keep their lawns green during droughts are converting to prairie lawns. These lawns include a variety of native grasses and plants that are more resilient to changes in climate and can help retain water in the soil.

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  • Forced Marriage, Domestic Violence: Kashmiri Women Reach Out To A ‘Close Friend' For Help

    October 04, 2022 |

    Article14 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Rajbagh

    Mehram, a woman-led collective in India, provides legal aid and counseling for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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  • 40 Acres: Reaching reconciliation

    October 03, 2022 |

    Vox |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Manhattan Beach, California

    Protesters in Manhattan Beach, Calif., organized a campaign to return Bruce's Beach, a 7,000-square-foot plot of land that was taken from its Black owners in the 1920s, to the descendents of the original proprietors. The success of the effort led to the formation of Where is My Land, an organization that puts pressure on municipalities and governments to return land that was stolen from Black people throughout the United States' history.

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  • Reshaping the Corn Belt: Ohio farmers are changing how they farm to be more climate-friendly

    October 03, 2022 |

    WVXU Radio |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Farmers in Ohio are implementing regenerative farming practices like growing pollinator plots and cover crops for improved soil health, increased yield, and economic benefits.

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  • Police reforms often thwarted by unions

    October 03, 2022 |

    News21 |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The Ethical Society of Police is an association primarily made up of officers of color. The association aims to encourage and educate on ethics among law enforcement and works to foster better relationships within the communities they serve.

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  • Restoring Hawaiian fishponds revitalizes food systems and cultures

    October 03, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Hawaiians are restoring fishponds to working order with tasks like fixing rock walls and removing pollution to reimplement land practices of the past into daily life. These ponds consist of a rock wall, a gate for midsized fish to enter, and things the fish feed on like algae and coral.

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  • Kai energijos krizė ne tokia baisi: Belgijoje – piliečių iniciatyvų bumas

    October 03, 2022 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Belgium, Antwerp

    Naujai statomas kvartalas netoli Antverpeno gyventojus aprūpina tvaria ir šiuo metu pigesne, nei esanti rinkoje. energija - dalis jos yra perkama iš gretimai esančios gamyklos, kuri - jei neturėtų, kur tos energijos dėti - tiesiog išmestų ją į orą, kita dalis - iš atsinaujinančių energijos šaltinių. Tai pasiekta gyventojams susibūrus į šilumos kooperatyvą, keliantį tikslą investuoti į atsinaujinančią energetiką ir pirkti tik perteklinę energiją iš gamyklų.

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  • Saving business and upgrading the city: how entrepreneurs get relocation help in Ivano-Frankivsk

    October 03, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

    The Save Business Now initiative in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, is helping businesses to relocate from dangerous areas of the country. Businesses fill out an online application about their needs so the organization can help them through the process of looking for a new location and connect them with experts and other businesses for support.

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