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Should Kalamazoo County's first-responders include mental-health clinicians?

Julie Mack

June 15, 2022 |

MLive.com |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Crisis Intervention Training classes provide law enforcement with the necessary knowledge to effectively help those experiencing a mental health crisis. Currently, planning is underway to enhance this training to help strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the mental health system by better collecting data, screening calls and opening a downtown urgent care center.

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How Native organizers won voting access and reached record turnout in 2020

Jaisal Noor

June 15, 2022 |

The Real News Network |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Nevada

Native organizers in Nevada secured voting access on tribal lands by overcoming a number of obstacles. The organizers successfully took the state of Nevada to court to finally have polling sites on their reservations. That win was the result of grassroots efforts to fight against voter suppression.

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AMR Testing Improving Treatment of Severe Infections in Kenya

Sharon Atieno

June 15, 2022 |

Science Africa |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Considering the increase in antimicrobial resistance or AMR in patients hospitalized with severe infections, Thika Level 5 Hospital is one of a number of medical centers that are using antimicrobial sensitivity testing to ensure effective treatment and quicker recovery. As the uptake of testing slowly improves, it is also contributing to increased data and research on the issue, which will help experts to come up with better strategies and plans for treatment in the future.

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Fire Returned: Putting fire on the ground with the Butte Prescribed Burn Association

Sarah Bohannon

June 15, 2022 |

North State Public Radio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Butte County, California

Volunteers from the Butte Prescribed Burn Association trains landowners to conduct controlled burns on their properties, which reduces vegetation that fuels intense wildfires and opens up space to bring back native plant species. The trainings have made residents in high fire-risk areas feel more secure and the association has also helped them with things like applying for grants to fund prescribed fires.

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Vaccinated at the Ball: A True Story About Trusted Messengers

Josh Neufeld

June 15, 2022 |

Word In Black |

Illustrations |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Members of a local Black, LGBTQ+ community joined together with Chicago's COVID Rapid Response team to bring COVID-19 vaccinations to the city's Black and Latino LGBTQ+ population — a group that is severely lagging behind the general population in terms of vaccination rates.

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Working the land for our climate - Healthy soil, healthy world

Wolfram Huke, Pia Schadel

June 14, 2022 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Austria, Styria

Humus farming is a technique that doesn’t harm the soil or organisms living in it but instead nourishes it, thus making it more sustainable for long-term use. Humus farming and other climate change mitigation tactics to revive soil and make it healthy and usable are spreading across Europe.

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How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own

Michael Kimmelman, Lucy Tompkins

June 14, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

The housing first strategy employed by Houston has produced a resounding success. More than 25,000 people have been housed due to collective action and cooperation amongst county agencies, local service providers, corporations, and nonprofits.

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Food Deserts Are Deliberate, But Black Farmers Are Fighting Back

Alexa Spencer

June 14, 2022 |

Word In Black |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

he Metro Atlanta Urban Farm has fed 25,000 families. The predominantly-Black city lacks access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetables due to racist housing policies and grocery practices.

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Shakespeare in Prison program offers far more than an escape

Sarah Williams

June 14, 2022 |

Model D |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit Public Theater's Shakespeare In Prison (SIP) program allows incarcerated people the opportunity to learn about and perform Shakespeare. The program helps to foster communication but also allows participants to express themselves and build self-confidence. It’s also been found that SIP participants experience long-lasting effects even outside their sentence, like a positive sense of community, self-efficacy, and increased empathy for themselves and others.

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Ivy Tech spent years trying to improve rock bottom graduation rates — and it's working

Dylan Peers McCoy

June 14, 2022 |

WFYI Public Radio |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Indiana

An Indiana community college more than doubled its two-year completion rate by restructuring its remedial education program to get more students into college-level coursework as soon as they enroll. Students can now take corequisites, developmental courses completed alongside college-level courses in the same subject, and complete curriculum requirements more quickly during shortened eight-week sessions.

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