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  • No Background Check, Drug Test or Credit Check. You're Hired!

    May 29, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Yonkers, New York

    Greystone Bakery in Yonkers, N.Y., hires applicants without requiring drug tests, background checks, or credit checks as a way to prioritize future success rather than past actions. The bakery's system of "open hiring" is gaining traction around the country, giving employees a second chance after incarceration or other incidents that usually prove to be obstacles in the job market.

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  • Rethinking mental health for cops: When ‘good intentions' aren't enough

    May 29, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    Across the country, police departments are increasingly providing mental health services for law enforcement. Among the services deployed are internal support teams, post-incident debriefs, psychological first aid, and wellness and stress education. While they may take different forms and approaches, they are all driven by the need to support and manage the stress and trauma that come with the job.

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  • Let Me Help You Find Bliss

    May 28, 2019 |

    Finmag |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    There are many things to consider when it comes to the quality of life and psychological needs of people living with disabilities, but one need rarely remembered is their sexuality. A Czech organization called Freya trains people to be sexual assistants who work with people with a range of abilities to learn how to become more comfortable with their own bodies and sexuality and physical tactics to help them do so. The service offers them a chance to experience basic human pleasures, and many testify to how much it has shaped their self-esteem and psychological health.

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  • How They Did It: Exposing Police Violence Against the Yellow Vests

    May 28, 2019 |

    Global Investigative Journalism Network |

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    Response Location: France

    In what started as a series of posts on Twitter and evolved into a public database published by an investigative media outlet, Mediapart, a lone reporter documented police violence against France's Yellow Vest protesters in an act of accountability that had been neglected by other journalists and the government. David Dufresne's “Allô Place Beauvau” (a "hello" to France's interior ministry) documented 800 cases of police violence or misbehavior. Many of the cases came to Dufresne as tips from the public, which he then verified. His work was cited by French and international authorities.

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  • How to help Mexican migrants? Publish news they can use.

    May 28, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    For the past three years, a service news media company has written stories specifically responding to questions sent in by Mexican migrants living in the U.S. “We realized Mexican migrants in the U.S. didn’t need general information like any old news site; they needed very, very specific information,” the founder of Conexión Migrante said.

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  • ‘People aren't disabled, their city is': inside Europe's most accessible city

    May 28, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Breda, North Brabant

    The Dutch city of Breda is making great strides in making their city accessible for all with more than 800 shops and bars physically accessible and more than 26 city resident and tourist-focused websites now accessible to those with sensory and learning impairments. Breda attributes these successes and many more to a commitment to improving accessibility and creating partnerships that work together to achieve this mission of inclusivity and social confidence.

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  • "A sense of belonging" for Latinxs in recovery at the West Kensington Ministry

    May 28, 2019 |

    Temple University |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    For members of the Latinx community seeking treatment for substance abuse, much needed resources, like Spanish-speaking counselors, can be hard to come by at recovery centers. In Philadelphia, faith-based organizations like West Kensington Ministry are filling the gaps by providing peer and community support.

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  • In Ohio, craft breweries emerge as leaders for clean energy

    May 28, 2019 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

    In the crowded craft beer industry, breweries in Ohio are standing out through environmentally-friendly practices. Several breweries are depending upon solar energy and energy-efficient lighting, which are funded through beer sales or through various government grants. They hope to spread this practice throughout the larger national brewing industry.

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  • ‘If we don't burn it, nature will': Georgia blazes old fears, leads nation in prescribed fire

    May 28, 2019 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

    Prescribed fire is a way to protect forest ecosystems by starting fires in a controlled and sustainable way. The practice limits out of control forest fires and promotes the growth of important species. In Georgia, a leader of prescribed fire in the Southeast and the country, successful fire management is hoping to tip forest services nationally in favor of prescribed burn treatment and away from mostly focusing on fire suppression.

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  • Washington State Debuts Unique Tool to Reduce Gun Suicides

    May 28, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

    In Washington, state legislators have passed an innovative measure that would allow individuals to suspend their own gun rights. The bill was started as a proactive measure for those experience mental health issues to be able to prevent themselves from harming themselves in the future. While they’re still working on publicizing the new measure, those that do know about it simply have to fill out a short form at any count clerk’s office – the rest is taken care of within 24 hours.

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