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Beyond the Stigma: Experts offer mental health first aid' course aimed at helping veterans

Shawne K. Wickham

November 11, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

The Mental Healthcare Center of Greater Manchester offers training and and education opportunities to build community support for veterans who may suffer fro post traumatic stress disorder or depression after military service. The group shows civilians how to recognize and respond to mental health symptoms, so they can prevent a crisis. In New Hampshire, every metal health center has a military liaison.

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With “people power,” Vancouver, B.C. activists stopped a condo in the heart of chinatown

Chetanya Robinson

November 10, 2018 |

International Examiner |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

Residents in Vancouver, B.C.'s Chinatown have banded together to protect their neighborhood from gentrification. With collaboration and crowd-sourced activism ideas, young students and senior residents repeatedly knock down initiatives that would destroy the historic preservation and affordable housing in their community.

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Beyond the Stigma: State launching push to promote 'recovery-friendly' workplaces

Shawne K. Wickham

November 10, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

A state program is providing supports for businesses to create 'recovery friendly' workplaces for employees with substance use disorders. Supports include connecting employees with a licensed counselor, peer supports, and posted information about recovery resources.

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'Farming While Black': A Guide To Finding Power And Dignity Through Food

Alan Yu

November 10, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Albany, New York

Many sustainable farming practices originate from African roots, yet the industry in the United States is largely dominated by people who are white. Leah Penniman, an African American farmer based in a food desert in New York, saw the need to change this and began teaching her neighbors growing techniques and management practices, while also addressing social issues such as racism and food access.

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The New Mexican Revolution? Women-Only Workplaces

Deborah Bonello

November 09, 2018 |

OZY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Mi, Co-Madre, and Spacioss are all women-only working spaces in Mexico city. Together, around 400 women have attended these spaces. The aim of these coworking spaces is to provide support for females and help them success by giving them access to childcare facilities, workshops, and networking opportunities. They also hope to help more women successfully secure venture funding, and become industry leaders, who lag behind men. We want to have this space to support each other, from self-esteem through to connecting with banks supporting women starting a business.”

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Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges'

Angie Schmitt

November 09, 2018 |

Streetsblog USA |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In 2016 and 2017, New York City installed infrastructure designed to slow down drivers making left-hand turns in more than 200 locations and banned left turns at high-risk spots as a way to curb pedestrian crashes. Since then, median left-turn speeds have dropped 19 percent at those intersections and the number of vehicles cutting turns so closely they cross the double yellow lines declined by 79 percent. Now cities like San Jose and Los Angeles are looking to follow New York’s lead.

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Hunters help safeguard Arizona's deer and elk from chronic wasting disease

Stephanie Morse

November 09, 2018 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Greer, Arizona

Arizona’s Game & Fish Department is taking a proactive approach to chronic wasting disease (CWD), a neurodegenerative disease found in deer, elk, and moose. The department works with hunters during hunting season to test dead deer for the disease, which has yet to spread to Arizona. It has also banned deer farms and the transportation of whole deer carcasses into Arizona from other states, citing that it’s easier to keep CWD out than control it once it’s inside state lines.

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These Bridges And Tunnels Save Wild Animals' Lives — And Prevent Car Wrecks, Too

Courtney Flatt

November 09, 2018 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington

U.S. Highway 97 is one of the highest travelled roads through Washington, but it is also one of the most dangerous due to wildlife crossings. Taking note of successful initiatives in other states and countries, Washington is making moves to implement underpasses which will reduce the rate of accidents and cut down on medical and vehicular collision costs.

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In Sacramento, trying to stop a killing before it happens

Wesley Lowery, Steven Rich

November 09, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Sacramento is implementing a program developed in 2011 in Richmond, Calif., that showed success curtailing gun violence among young men caught up in gangs or potential shootings. They get numerous social services and mentoring from men previously incarcerated. Stipends are a controversial part of the program, but a review of the Richmond program in 2015 found most participants were still alive and had not suffered a gun related injury, or been arrested for gun-related activity.

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To solve its housing affordability crisis, Boston has turned to residents

Lauren Greenawalt

November 09, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

When local policy initiatives fail, it is often because they are not meeting local needs in a way that residents want. The Boston Housing Innovation Lab, know as the iLab, seeks to combat this challenge. So far, it has used creative approaches to let residents “experience” a policy- such as walking through an example compact house to give feedback on its design. This process informed feedback that otherwise would have been difficult to glean. By constantly seeking to understand users, the iLab and local Boston housing groups will be better equipped to create policies that actually help community members.

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