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Minecraft Therapy Opens Powerful World for Children and Teens

Diana Hembree

September 10, 2025 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

Mental health therapists in Colorado and the UK independently developed Minecraft-based therapy sessions during the pandemic when traditional play therapy moved online. Therapists create secure virtual worlds where children and teens can engage in therapeutic activities through gameplay. Those who participate are more animated and engaged, and typically never miss a Minecraft session, unlike traditional therapy.

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New App Alerts Users to Rising Rivers and Streams

Ken Picard

July 02, 2025 |

Seven Days |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

RiverAware, an app that uses real-time data from a national network of gauges, has helped citizens, first responders, floodplain managers, scientists, and recreational users such as paddlers and anglers access river-flow data, informing or alerting communities as to when it's time to evacuate or seek higher ground. The data is aggregated from more than 13,000 stream-gauging stations around the country maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Weather Service.

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Youth mental health? There's an app — many apps — for that. But are they effective?

Lillian Glaros

June 16, 2025 |

Capital News Service Maryland |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

Some youth are using mental health apps to supplement therapy or help them manage their emotions, making mental health care more accessible. While there are limitations regarding the apps’ regulations and validity, some research has found that mental health apps have moderately reduced anxiety, depression and suicide risk among the youth who use them.

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How bitcoin drives cheap green energy production in Kenya

Erika Page

April 01, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Kenya

To use up excess renewable energy and help finance the expansion of power grids, companies such as Gridless are connecting energy producers in African countries with cryptocurrency miners that are eager to buy up unused power. By selling off energy to cryptocurrency companies, one hydropower system was able to expand its electricity service to 500 more homes.

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Inside Womanity Index: How Data is Fueling Action Against GBV in Nigeria

Prosper Ishaya

January 20, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Womanity Index is a comprehensive tool that annually evaluates Nigerian states on their performance in combating gender-based violence (GBV). The index measures states across five key areas: laws and policies, access to legal justice, information and awareness, support services, and budget allocation. It gathers data to create rankings for each state, as well as recommendations to improve. The tool has led to policy changes in several states.

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Spreadsheets spreading hope in Western North Carolina

Dana Winter

November 26, 2024 |

WHNS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

A resident of Western North Carolina started a google form and spreadsheet to connect community members with volunteers offering the help they need to recover after Hurricane Helene.

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CJID's Press Attack Tracker gives Nigerian journalists shield against press freedom violations

Phillip Anjorin

November 06, 2024 |

Dubawa |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Press Attack Tracker by the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development records, verifies and intervenes in instances of press freedom violations. The organization uses data from the Tracker to push policymakers to enact change and to ensure journalists know what areas may pose a higher risk to their safety while also providing psychosocial support and covering medical expenses when needed.

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This app developer is giving displaced young Nigerians an educational lifeline

Nathaniel Bivan

November 05, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Flowdiary is an e-learning platform that offers various digital skill courses in the Hausa language for free or at a very low cost. Flowdiary has more than 8,000 students enrolled across the country, training them in web development, graphic design and other digital skills that help them further their education and secure internships that help them advance their career opportunities.

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Can artificial intelligence help in KY legal defense? Yes, public defenders say

Taylor Six

August 05, 2024 |

Lexington Herald-Leader |

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Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Artificial-intelligence-powered software, called JusticeText, helps public defenders analyze case evidence, saving them hours of time and addressing an imbalance of resources between prosecutors and public defense attorneys in Kentucky.

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Digital platforms help spread and standardize Creole, language experts say

Fritznel D. Octave

July 11, 2024 |

Haitian Times |

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Response Location: Haiti

Through the work of groups like Creole Solutions, artificial intelligence algorithms and other technologies are integrating the long-ignored language of Creole into their software systems. Technology is making Creole more accessible and allows Haitians to share their culture globally. Social media platforms like Facebook and search engines like Google Translate have already added Creole to their list of language options.

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