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  • Movement And Breathing Breaks Help Students Stay Focused On Learning

    March 03, 2019 |

    KQED |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Schools are increasingly using mindfulness practices to help students transition from high-energy periods like gym and recess to quieter and more focused classroom settings.

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  • Beyond the Stigma: Orchestra offers a safe place to shine

    March 02, 2019 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    An orchestra created by and for musicians with mental health struggles is working to create a safe space for individuals to create music and form support networks. The orchestra accepts everyone and is meant to be an accepting place no matter someone's skillset, and multiple branches mean that the inclusive environment the orchestra attempts to cultivate is available to musicians and others across the country.

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  • Farmers in Uttarakhand Look to the Past to Benefit the Future

    March 02, 2019 |

    Earth Journalism Network |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

    Mountains are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and a mountain city in India is finding sustainable solutions in traditional agriculture. Women overwhelmingly make up the farming workforce in Uttarakhand and are using a number of ways to combat the effects of the temperature increase. These solutions include bringing back an ancient grain, finger millet, to appeal to new tastes and dishes, storing seed banks of traditional varieties, and opening a cafe serving local food using the ancient grains to attract outside visitors.

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  • Cautiously Optimistic

    March 01, 2019 |

    Chattanooga Times Free Press |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Small and large cities around the United States have their own ways of deterring gun violence, from heavier police presences, to community engagement efforts, to public health approaches. An ongoing and similar challenge for these cities is pinpointing where the most effective change is coming from. In cities like Chattanooga, Savannah, and Philadelphia, each one has seen some impact from their work, but without ongoing evaluations, proving and thus sustaining the successful programming is challenging.

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  • Serving Survivors: In Rural States, Telemedicine Connects Sexual Assault Survivors To Services

    March 01, 2019 |

    Ohio Valley ReSource |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Gillette, Wyoming

    Gillette, Wyoming is a small rural town that isn't connected to many resources, so that help for people who have experienced traumas can be difficult to access. With the implementation of the Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation, however, that isolation is decreasing. Through digital connections dubbed as telemedicine, trauma survivors are able to connect with therapists to receive support and counseling sessions.

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  • The Key to Nebraska's Water Conservation Success

    March 01, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lincoln, Nebraska

    As the Ogallala Aquifer’s water level has declined in many states across the High Plains region of the U.S., Nebraska has almost fully maintained its water level by relying on National Resource Districts (NRDs). NRDs “develop integrated management plans for surface water and groundwater,” and its sustainable practices offer a model of how sustainable water management can thrive with local governance.

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  • This professor suffers from a mystery disease, so she developed an app to track its effects

    March 01, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Endometriosis impacts millions of women across the world, but many don't know what sort of symptoms to look for or how to treat it. To address this, a team at Columbia University developed an app that focuses on awareness and early diagnosis.

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  • New York Has a Public Housing Problem. Does London Have an Answer?

    March 01, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    It takes political will to create mixed-income housing and manage the social impacts of gentrification. In contrast to New York, the London borough of Hackney has taken steps to fix its housing crisis by putting the interests of residents ahead of the interests of developers. Several housing developments slated for development in the East London neighborhood now blend subsidized and market-rate units.

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  • Safe, for now: Future of Safe Station not clear in wake of Hub and Spoke

    March 01, 2019 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Nashua, New Hampshire

    In Nashua, New Hampshire, a city-run program known as Safe Station connects people who are seeking help with addiction to health-care resources, including emergency medical services, transportation, and support groups. Although a change in funding could impact the program's future, in the time that it has been operating, thousands of people have sought treatment and the city has seen a significant decrease in opioid overdoses.

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  • NH's Hub and Spoke system: Traction or just spinning wheels?

    March 01, 2019 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Vermont's hub and spoke model of care has gained notoriety as being a system that has successfully played a positive role in creating better access to health care, especially as it relates to the opioid crisis. Now, officials in New Hampshire are looking to scale and adapt the program to work in their state.

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