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  • Fire Returned: Neighbors helping neighbors

    June 10, 2022 |

    North State Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    To help reduce hazardous fuels that make forestland more susceptible to dangerous megafires, a group of volunteers in Butte County, Calif. helps private landowners manage prescribed burns on their properties. Since launching in 2021, the Butte County Prescribed Burn Association has conducted 11 burns on roughly 58 acres of property, drawing on land management techniques that have been in use in Indigenous communities for thousands of years.

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  • Makala Mazingira Baharini

    June 10, 2022 |

    Radio Kaya |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Wavuvi kutoka eneo la Wasini Kaunti ya Kwale wanapanda miamba ya matumbawe mbadala baharini.Hii ni baada ya wao kupata mafunzo kutoka kwa watafiti wa sayansi kutoka shirika la KMFRI. Wanachukua mbegu kutoka baharini.kisha wanazipanda kwenye jiwe walilolitengeneza kwa kutumia simiti baada ya wiki 3 ikiwa imekauka vijana 18 wanapiga mbizi baharini na kupanda.

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  • How citizens' assemblies are revitalizing democracy

    June 09, 2022 |

    Waging Nonviolence |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Ireland

    Citizens’ assemblies bring together a sample of the population that reflects the overall demographic composition. The group gathers in person or virtually, is generally compensated in some way, receives information from experts, and then deliberate together to craft policy recommendations for government officials. Several countries, like Ireland and France, have achieved success with this form of participatory democracy.

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  • As Youth Mental Health Crisis Rages, Michigan Schools Work to Bolster Students' Sense of Connection

    June 08, 2022 |

    MindSite News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Amid a shortage of school counselors and social workers, Michigan school districts are emphasizing social-emotional learning with a new curriculum that draws on cognitive behavioral therapy. Through short lessons about how to disrupt negative thoughts and emotions, small-group sessions with mental health professionals, and expanded teacher training around suicide risk management, schools are creating a "culture of empathy" that students say has improved their sense of self-efficacy.

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  • Arizona program hopes to be nationwide model for healthy babies

    June 08, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Pima County, Arizona

    Health Start connects expecting mothers and their babies with a trained public health coach who provides resources and information about their child’s development and acts as a sounding board for their questions. These health coaches work and live in the same communities as the mothers and work outside of the traditional medical setting, operating more like a trustworthy friend, making mothers feel more comfortable and open with their concerns.

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  • When the pandemic forced mental health care to go virtual, it revealed an antidote to stigmas in Latino communities

    June 08, 2022 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    After switching to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Brother Bill's Helping Hand saw a significant increase in people seeking the clinic's mental health services. The organization has continued its telehealth visits and also offers a free grocery store, health care resources, and educational programming geared toward the Latino community.

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  • Yasmine Mustafa gives healthcare workers a tool for workplace safety

    June 07, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    ROAR for Good developed a wearable, wireless panic button that, when worn by healthcare workers at an inpatient acute care and behavioral center, reduced violent incidents by 39% over one year. The wearable button is coded when an employee clocks in and, when pressed, alerts the closest person who can help, including security guards trained in de-escalation. The button gets pressed once every few days and costs $1 to $2 per employee per day over a five-year period. The button also led to a 20% increase in employee satisfaction over the year.

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  • Villagers in western Tamil Nadu dislodge polluting charcoal mills after decade-long fight to save groundwater

    June 07, 2022 |

    101 Reporters |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Kangeyam, Tamil Nadu

    After years of protesting, attending public grievance meetings, and appearing as plaintiffs in court cases, the residents of Kangeyam, India, gained enough attention to shut down the charcoal industries that were polluting the groundwater.

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  • Long COVID survivors seek support, treatment from NY and federal programs

    June 06, 2022 |

    The Journal News |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Programs are emerging to help connect people suffering from long COVID-19 with necessary health care and government resources, like the Aftercare program that launched in April 2021. Aftercare uses contact tracing to reach people who reported lingering COVID-19 symptoms to connect them with health experts who help them manage their symptoms and access resources to address their health and social needs like mental health services, help with disability claims, or health insurance subsidies. The Aftercare program has referred more than 50,000 people to long COVID-19 treatment clinics and other aid.

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  • Could more entrepreneurs help revive the heartland?

    June 06, 2022 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Ord, Nebraska

    The community in Ord, Nebraska, revived their town by supporting and encouraging entrepreneurs and making it easier to start small businesses.

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