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  • California Tests a Digital ‘Fire Alarm' for Mental Distress

    June 17, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In a statewide, multi-business effort, California is working to identify a way to use technology to intervene in mental crises through the use of psychiatric apps. Acting as an early warning system, the piloting of these apps has allowed for collaboration between state officials, the app engineers and the users themselves.

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  • Finally, an Intervention That Might Have Helped Keep High-Risk Teens Alive

    June 16, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    To prevent suicide amongst youth, research has shown that there's a simple strategy to get people the supports they need: training the adults in their lives on how to recognize warning signs and provide help. While the research is still preliminary, it highlights one more intervention technique to prevent teen suicide by helping youth in recovery stick to their treatment plans.

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  • Colorado company using military veterans to combat dwindling number of youth baseball umpires

    June 16, 2019 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Facing a shortage of youth sports league officials due to difficult parents and other less than ideal working conditions, an organization called Protect the Game is recruiting veterans by offering them free training, uniforms and equipment. The executive director explains, veterans make the perfect officials because of their ability to deal with people and tough situations, and their "thicker skin."

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  • One surprising barrier to success in college: Understanding higher education lingo

    June 14, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Many financial aid and orientation papers are written at the reading level of college seniors and graduate students, posing barriers for students trying to navigate the college application process and beyond. The University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina, Charlotte are two universities that have taken steps to translate their documentation and websites away from academic jargon and into plain language.

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  • How Agile working can solve tough challenges

    June 14, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Chile

    To solve its country's toughest problems, the government of Chile, and its Government Lab, applies a problem-solving framework called Agile working. The methodology, which the Lab applies to 70% of its projects, involves an iterative approach to problems.

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  • Father's Day bailout: 10 Philly dads get to spend the holiday with their kids

    June 14, 2019 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Leading up to Father’s Day, Philadelphia criminal justice organization Frontline Dads raised money to bail out fathers. Inspired by the annual Mother’s Day bailouts that happen around the country, Frontline Dad aims to not just free father’s, but raise awareness about the issue of cash bail as well. Beyond bailing out fathers, participants will also have access to services like haircuts, counseling, and job placement assistance.

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  • Google-affiliate rehab campus to be unveiled today

    June 14, 2019 |

    Dayton Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dayton, Ohio

    To fight against the opioid epidemic, a Google affiliate partnered with the two largest hospital systems near Dayton, Ohio to open a new treatment facility. Based on a model of holistic health care, the facility is "focusing on bridging gaps and developing coordinated efforts across organizations" to address the problem.

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  • School's out, but lunch is still served in Ignacio

    June 14, 2019 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    Funded by a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation, several nonprofits are working to fill the summer food security gap for children who rely on school meals. Several groups, including Pine River Shares and Friends with Food, have partnered with the Education Literacy Health and Inspiration Community Center to provide free lunches to needy schoolchildren. When the school district ceased operating the meal program, ELHI took over the operations, serving the children of families who already come to the center for other activities.

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  • Building Resilience and Preserving History in Charleston

    June 14, 2019 |

    Shelterforce |

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    Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina's Eastside neighborhood takes strides towards building efficient infrastructure by implementing a weatherization and flood protection plan. The plan, though in early stages, has included community voices and feedback to ensure disenfranchised populations in the area are heard.

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  • A new generation of leaders understands that individual actions won't fix our environmental problems

    June 13, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    The rollout of the Green New Deal signals a changing culture and mindset toward climate change. While many past responses have been on the individual level – not using plastic straws or carrying reusable bags when going to the store – there is a growing call for and understanding of structural changes across the designed systems that are currently harming the environment.

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