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  • Assessing Trauma in Children: It's key to helping them thrive, and WMU center leads the way

    March 22, 2023 |

    Encore Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    The Child Trauma Assessment Center (CTAC) assesses youth ages three months to 17-years-old to see how trauma can negatively impact a child’s developing brain, especially among children in the foster care system. CTAC has trained more than 150,000 individuals in identifying trauma in children and its effects, including medical professionals, judges, caregivers and educators.

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  • FarmRx Provides Free Produce for Low-Income Families in Athens

    March 22, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    FarmRx, or the Food as Medicine Prescription Program, provides free fruits and vegetables to low-income families in the area. Provided through the Athens Farmers Market, FarmRx is a 6 month program that not only improves food access but also provides cooking and nutrition education to participants, along with free health checkups. In 2021, the program reported an 85% completion rate.

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  • LA reuses lots of stormwater, but wants to save more

    March 22, 2023 |

    KCRW |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To help combat the water shortage, Los Angeles captures stormwater in giant dams and releases it later to slowly seep underground and recharge the aquifers. This water supplies about a quarter of the locals for the year.

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  • Women of Winter inspires the downhill rush that uplifts – and diversifies

    March 22, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Big Sky, Montana

    Women of Winter helps train women of color to become professional ski instructors and make the sport more accessible and diversified. Women from across the country come to join the program, receiving a sense of community and access to scholarships to attend events to further their education and experience.

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  • How ‘cheap plastic' is helping to deal with Nigeria's open defecation problem

    March 22, 2023 |

    Daily Trust |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A public campaign is improving access to toilets in Nigerian communities to put a stop to open defecation. These affordable, easy-to-install, plastic toilets have a counterweighted door that ensures an air-tight seal to minimize odor and keep pests away.

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  • In Kwara, documentary films bring healing to people with addiction

    March 21, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The Mental Health Rebuilding and Restoring Initiative helps those struggling with drug addiction by showing them documentaries of others who have also struggled with addiction and how they managed to overcome it. The documentaries have since helped 50 people to stop using drugs. The Initiative also follows up with, monitors and encourages participants throughout their recovery journey.

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  • Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes

    March 21, 2023 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States

    Telehealth visits are helping residents in rural nursing homes to access mental health care. In areas where mental health care is scarce, companies like Encounter Telehealth are connecting patients with providers, serving more than 200 nursing homes and assisted living centers. Mental health professionals working with Encounter Telehealth complete up to 2,000 virtual visits a month.

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  • ‘That's Entertainment' drag show raises over $12,000 for Leeds Center

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Winchester Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Winchester, Kentucky

    A sold-out drag show at the Leeds Center for the Arts in Winchester, Kentucky, raised over $12,500 for the theater and its programs. The money raised came from ticket sale proceeds, performer tips, and donations.

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  • A US based company is helping minority groups across over to the Tech Industry

    March 21, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A U.S.-based nonprofit is providing access to online IT training courses at an affordable cost to allow those who are interested to learn skills in the IT field, thus helping them get jobs. The nonprofit also helps address barriers those in Nigeria face, like lack of internet access and necessary tools like laptops.

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  • Is Maryland's community schools investment paying off?

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Baltimore Banner |

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    Response Location: United States, South Baltimore, Maryland

    Maryland allocates extra funding to community schools, which are designed to provide social services and resources such as family centers, clothing closets, mentorship programs, and community partnerships. In one community high school, the addition of resources for teen parents has helped lower absences and increase college-admission rates.

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