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Inside Dallas schools' attempt to eliminate most suspensions to help kids of color

Emily Donaldson

May 18, 2022 |

Dallas Morning News |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

In an effort to eliminate suspensions that disproportionately affect Black and brown students, Dallas Independent School District created on-campus reset centers where staff mediate conflicts between students and help them reflect on their behavior. Disciplinary action has declined since the centers were implemented, and the percentage of students being repeatedly disciplined fell from 28 percent to 13 percent.

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Niederschwellige Hilfe: Beim Spazieren über die Psyche sprechen

Alexander Moritz

May 18, 2022 |

Deutschlandfunk Nova |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

Auf einen Therapieplatz muss man in Deutschland Monate warten, viele Menschen haben außerdem Hemmungen, den Weg überhaupt zu gehen. In Leipzig gibt es deshalb offene Gruppentreffen in Parks mit gemeinsamen Spaziergängen, wo Menschen unter 35 Jahren frei über ihre Gefühle sprechen können. Für viele scheint sich das zu lohnen.

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Universités et entreprises tendent la main aux jeunes Asperger

Séverin Graveleau

May 17, 2022 |

Le Monde |

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Response Location: France

75 % à 95 % des personnesdes personnes auxquelles on a diagnostiqué une forme d’autisme sont sans emploi, selon les estimations. Depuis 2018, le dispositif Université Aspies-Friendly travaille à leur inclusion dans l’enseignement supérieur A ce jour, vingt-cinq universités participent au projet pour quelque 500 étudiants autistes accompagnés.

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Forth Hope: La esperanza navega por el río Ucayali

Ramiro Escobar La Cruz

May 17, 2022 |

El País |

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Response Location: Peru

En el fondo de la Amazonía peruana donde no llegan fácilmente los médicos, el barco Forth Hope lleva curación, alivio, vacunas y prevención. Desde el año 2002, ha visitado y ayudado a millones de personas con apoyo médico, odontólogo, psicólogo y obstétrica.

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Trying to Help Survivors, a Domestic Violence Agency Turns the Focus

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

May 17, 2022 |

California Health Report |

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Response Location: United States, California

Positive Services is an intensive program that works with people responsible for domestic violence with the aim of addressing the root causes for their behavior patterns and in turn, providing them an opportunity to change. The program is run by the non-profit Monarch Services and is part of a growing movement in California wherein advocates for domestic violence survivors and law makers are looking at more humane and holistic approaches to address the issue.

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They Found Peace During War. Can They Help Kalamazoo Do the Same?

Chris Killian, Ben Lando

May 16, 2022 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Through peer support, street mediation, and assistance with underlying needs like groceries and help with schoolwork, Peace During War works to help people in Kalamazoo, Mich. leave gun violence behind. The organization's efforts alongside other prevention initiatives are thought to have helped the city record zero gun deaths in the first five months of 2022 after two years of record gun deaths.

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Finding Peace During War

Chris Killian, Ben Lando

May 16, 2022 |

NowKalamazoo |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Through peer support, street mediation, and assistance with underlying needs like groceries and help with schoolwork, Peace During War works to help people in Kalamazoo, Mich. leave gun violence behind. The organization's efforts alongside other prevention initiatives are thought to have helped the city record zero gun deaths in the first five months of 2022 after two years of record gun deaths.

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Black Men Heal delivers mental health to Black men in Philly and beyond

James Peterson

May 16, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Black Men Heal provides access to mental health treatment and resources to men of color. The organization offers eight free therapy sessions to Black men who fill out an application to qualify for the program and are then matched with therapists of color. Black Men Heal has provided 1,295 free sessions so far and has graduated its 10th cohort of patients, 75% of whom are staying in therapy.

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This rural N.C. farm helps formerly incarcerated women build back their lives, careers

Victoria Bouloubasis

May 16, 2022 |

Southerly |

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Response Location: United States, Alamance County, North Carolina

Benevolence Farm provides reentry services for women to help ease the transition after incarceration. The nonprofit provides free room and board, a guaranteed job, career counseling, health appointments, and transportation.

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In Barcelona, a group of Roma people is fighting against poor representation in universities

Elena Ledda

May 16, 2022 |

Ereb |

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Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

Through admissions counseling, tutoring and fellowship, volunteer-based association CampusRom is helping get more Roma students into Spanish university classrooms — and stay there. In 2021, 75% of enrolled students passed their courses, many participants return as volunteers after finishing their studies, and the system has been adopted in other Spanish regions of the country as well.

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