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  • For families in the South struggling to find gender-affirming care, small grants make a huge difference

    November 29, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Grove Hill, Alabama

    LGBTQ+ organizations in the South, like The Campaign for Southern Equality, are raising money to give to families seeking gender-affirming care services for transgender youth. The money is used to cover travel costs to states without care bans, as well as gender-affirming clothing and other supplies. So far, the group has distributed about 350 $500 grants. In addition to funding, the group also works to ensure families have accurate information about gender-affirming care bans in their state, as the legal landscape is confusing and constantly changing.

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  • 'She Made Me Feel Seen and Heard.' Black Doulas Offer Support That Can Help Mom & Improve Birth Outcomes

    November 05, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Doulas are becoming a more widely used resource among pregnant people, particularly Black women who historically face racial inequities during pregnancy and childbirth. Groups like The Doula Network and the Southern Birth Justice Network are working to expand doula services by training and connecting pregnant women with certified doulas. Doula care is more holistic and studies show that women using doulas have about a 65% reduction in their odds of developing postpartum depression or anxiety when a doula is present during labor and delivery.

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  • Black doulas fight 'staggering' maternal mortality crisis

    November 02, 2023 |

    Black Iowa News |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

    The Iowa Black Doula Collective trains doulas to help educate and advocate for Black women during pregnancy and childbirth. Research shows women who work with doulas are less likely to have low birth-weight babies and experience birth complications. Since forming in 2020, the Collective has raised over $200,000 and trained 64 Black doulas.

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  • In Spain, a movement is fighting the mental illness stigma

    October 18, 2023 |

    Sphera |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    The Mad Pride movement and groups like Orgullo Loco work to protect the rights of people seeking psychiatric care, as many report traumatic experiences with psychiatric hospitals like being forcibly checked in and given harmful treatments like electroshock therapy. The groups provide a sense of community, host events for members and organize demonstrations to rally support and advocate for policy change.

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  • Trauma to triumph: ASHA helping women overcome depression in India

    October 09, 2023 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: India

    To help provide rural access to mental health care in India, ASHAs (appointed female healthcare workers) work in their local communities to identify and support women in need. By providing free listening and support services in addition to their medical care, ASHAs have helped thousands of impoverished women recover from depression.

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  • In California, doctors from Mexico help fill the need for some patients. ‘As good as any doctor.'

    September 28, 2023 |

    Valley Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulare, California

    The Licensed Physicians from Mexico Pilot Program allows Mexican doctors and dentists to work in non-profit clinics across the state on a three-year work visa to help address both the shortage of doctors in the area and the lack of culturally relevant care from Spanish-speaking providers. Currently, there are more than 30 Mexican doctors working across several counties and there are plans to expand the program to more counties and to include providers who speak Mexican indigenous languages like Mixtec.

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  • The Rise of Indigenous Doulas

    September 21, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In an effort to reduce maternal mortality for Native mothers, Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services provides free physical, emotional, educational and spiritual support to Indigenous mothers and their families throughout the entire pregnancy and birth process. Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services emerged in 2019 and since then its team of five Indigenous doulas has provided culturally-relevant care to more than 150 pregnant Native women with a maternal and infant mortality rate of zero.

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  • The INN Between: A place where no one dies alone

    September 19, 2023 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The INN Between is a hospice center for people who are homeless, ensuring those who are terminally ill and unhoused don’t die alone or on the streets. The building first opened in 2015, providing palliative care, food, medication, a bed and community to those who need it most. Since opening, the center has supported 122 people through their final moments.

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  • Social Business Profile: Saving 9 – the first aid pioneers in Pakistan

    September 15, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Pind Begwal

    Saving 9 bridges the gaps between rural areas and emergency medical care by providing essential training to locals, transforming them into medical personnel. Saving 9 also has an ambulance that connects rural villages to medical facilities in the capital city and also offers a female-led ambulance service to provide culturally sensitive care to women in more conservative, rural communities. Since forming in 2017, Saving 9 has saved more than 900 lives.

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  • Birth can be dismal for Black women. What this hospital is doing to stop that

    September 03, 2023 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In an effort to combat high rates of maternal mortality and healthcare disparities among pregnant Black women, MLK Community Hospital offers combined care from certified nurse midwives and obstetricians to ensure a safe, healthy birth. Midwifery offers more sensitive and individualized care and is also linked to fewer C-sections and preterm births. At MLK Community Hospital, 14% of its first-time, low-risk births involved a C-section, compared to 23% of such births across the state.

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