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  • The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global

    December 11, 2023 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Finland, Lapland

    Open dialogue is gaining traction as an alternative mental health care approach. Open dialogue uses fewer prescriptions and less time spent in the hospital by involving the patient and their family in conversations with doctors to decide on the best method of care. With an open dialogue approach, studies have shown that after five years, 86% of patients with severe mental health conditions had returned to work or school and only 17% of them remained on medication.

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  • Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days

    December 10, 2023 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Virginia

    Copline is a hotline for law enforcement, run by law enforcement that gives on-duty cops a place to talk and vent anonymously with people who understand what they’re going through. Copline receives about 400 calls a month and those who call the hotline can also get recommendations for mental health services in their area, like AA meetings and outpatient treatment options.

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  • Is requiring new apartments to include affordable units the right move for Vancouver? It's working in Redmond

    December 09, 2023 |

    The Columbian |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Mandatory inclusionary zoning policies have increased affordable housing stock in many cities across the U.S. In most cases, the policies require developers build 5-10% of new units with rents attainable for low- to median-income people, or pay a fee, which is dedicated to other affordable housing projects. In Redmond, Washington, such policy has resulted in a 42% growth of housing stock since 2010.

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  • Preaching to polarized congregations: A responsibility and a challenge, clergy say

    December 08, 2023 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States

    Organizations such as One America Movement and the Colossian Forum train clergy to facilitate discussion around polarizing issues through sermons, messaging, and faith-related events. The initiatives have reached 100 and 600 participants, respectively, who bring conflict resolution strategies back to their congregations.

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  • The outliers in urban residential landscaping

    December 08, 2023 |

    Greeley Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Homeowners in Colorado are replacing their turf with rock and native plants and grasses, to save water and save money on water wills.

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  • Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing

    December 08, 2023 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Los Romero

    Buena Semilla is a group that connects local women living with trauma and mental health issues to share their experiences and build relationships with one another through workshops and sharing circles. More than 300 women participate in sharing circles each week, connecting over meals, guided meditations, breathing exercises and skill-building like weaving.

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  • “If Your Cycle is Normal, Why Play with It?”

    December 07, 2023 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Some people who experience debilitating periods are using hormone therapy as a means to manage or suppress menstruation. These norethisterone tablets can be seen as a tool for reproductive freedom, allowing people to have some control over when and how their body menstruates.

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  • Cooperative Ways to Weather the Silver Tsunami

    December 07, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Worker cooperatives, which are worker-owned and democratically operated, are spreading across the United States as a response to the large number of baby-boomer-owned businesses closing with no succession plan. Baltimore’s Common Ground Cafe is an example of staff, the community, and a local cooperative incubator coming together to do just that.

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  • How One City Tried to Solve Gridlock for Us All

    December 07, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    Rapid bus system TransMilenio offers locals an extensive bus network of 12 bus lines covering 71 miles. While rapid buses aren’t as fast as a metro, and TransMilenio’s design has its share of issues, this system managed to get up and running in a fraction of the time a metro system takes, and at a significantly lower cost. TransMilenio is crucial in connecting those in underserved districts to the heart of the city and serves about two million riders each day.

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  • A Community-Driven Path to Replenishing Groundwater in a Parched Region

    December 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Jakhni, Uttar Pradesh

    The community in Jakhni, India, reimplemented old farming practices, like building embankments to trap rainwater and planting trees to prevent erosion, to combat severe drought.

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