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  • Michigan city offers Wichita a road map for providing seamless mental health care

    March 21, 2023 |

    Wichita Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Grand Rapids is working to reform behavioral health services and the way law enforcement interacts with those in a mental health crisis through efforts like its county-run crisis access center. An increased need has led to an expansion of these programs, and the city now has a psychiatric urgent care center, mobile crisis teams that make house calls, social workers who join the police on 911 calls and plans for a 24/7 behavioral health crisis center that will open in November.

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  • How an Abuja based NGO is addressing period poverty

    March 21, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    A Nigeria-based NGO is setting out to address period poverty by providing those in need with reusable sanitary napkins and also teaching them how to make the products themselves, all while educating them on menstrual hygiene and working to reduce the stigma surrounding periods.

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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 |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    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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  • 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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  • Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron

    March 21, 2023 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    As natural reefs continue to decline, artificial reefs constructed by humans from various materials like small stones or sunken ships create spaces for fish to breed safely.

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  • Families take drastic steps to help children in mental health crises

    March 20, 2023 |

    Side Effects Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States

    To eliminate the practice of custody relinquishment to mental health services, some states are building more comprehensive systems of care for children that focus on crisis prevention and de-escalation. More accessible and affordable wraparound services have reduced the need for and use of inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations, emergency rooms, juvenile detention, residential treatments, and police involvement.

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  • Homelessness Reduced by Half in Colorado Town

    March 20, 2023 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    The Springs Rescue Mission is a homeless shelter that provides care and resources from food and shelter to job and skill training. The Springs Rescue Mission, alongside similar local groups, has reduced homelessness in the area by 50% and 30% of those who go through the program’s job training leave with the skills necessary to get a job and live independently.

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  • Reformed Circumcisers Leading Campaign Against FGM

    March 20, 2023 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisii County

    The Young Women Democrats Empowerment Program formed in 2010 to work toward ending female genital mutilation (FGM). The organization provides training and educational seminars at local schools and churches and even makes appearances on local radio stations to reform people who performed FGM procedures. So far, the organization has reformed 31 people.

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  • Rekindling Hope: An NGO Builds Safe Space for Displaced GBV Survivors in Borno

    March 20, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    At various camps for internally displaced persons, the Gender Equality Peace and Development Center built three permanent safe spaces for women and girls that have experienced gender-based violence. The Center is not only a safe space for these people to go but also empowers them by teaching them new skills, providing access to health care and a sense of community.

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