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  • Newly disabled people aren't given a 'how-to' guide. Disability doulas are closing those gaps.

    July 26, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    Disability doula work is the practice of helping a newly disabled person navigate life changes. It typically involves another disabled person sharing knowledge, resources and lived experiences to support someone in need. Through the work if disabled individuals offering services on their own, or through groups like Project LETS, disability doula work can help reduce feelings of shame, grief and loneliness newly disabled people often face.

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  • Zimbabwe's therapeutic 'friendship benches' coming to a city near you

    July 26, 2023 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

    Through the Friendship Bench project, local elderly women are trained in the basics of cognitive behavioral therapy and given a park bench in their communities where locals experiencing mental health issues can meet with them to talk and seek therapy. Founded in 2007, the project has helped 280,000 people in 70 communities throughout the country.

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  • A Year With 988: What Worked? What Challenges Lie Ahead?

    July 26, 2023 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline reached its one-year milestone this month and has greatly increased the accessibility of mental health care. Since launching last July, 988 has received about four million calls, chats and texts. The hotline offers 24/7 support and the average response time is now down to 35 seconds, a dramatic decrease from the previous one minute and 20 seconds.

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  • Portland drag performers raise funds at ‘Drag the House Up!'

    July 26, 2023 |

    Street Roots |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Groups like Portland: Neighbors Welcome and Black & Beyond the Binary Collective aims to provide safe, affordable housing to people in crisis — specifically members of the LGBTQ+ community. The group partners with other local organizations to raise funds through donations and events like drag shows to help address extreme rates of homelessness and housing discrimination within the LGBTQ+ community. These groups have helped more than 200 people access housing in the past four years and are continuing to acquire funds to expand their services.

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  • These thermal images show how Phoenix uses technology to keep cool

    July 26, 2023 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    The Office of Heat Response and Mitigation works to address the urban heat effect caused by intense summer temperatures. The Office has worked on several practices like coating streets and surfaces in light-colored, water-based asphalt treatments that reflect sunlight and absorb less heat than standard pavement. So far, 100 miles of residential roads have been covered in the treatment and roads with the treatment have an average surface temperature that is 10.5 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit lower than traditional asphalt.

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  • Out of The Jungle

    July 26, 2023 |

    The Breakthrough Institute |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Having already eliminated the worst parts of slaughterhouse work by not using meat, the plant-based “chicken” company Rebellyous HQ is designing an autonomous system that will ease the physical demands of making its food. Developed with feedback from employees, the new machine will do the heavy lifting and repetitive scooping of ingredients for them.

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  • Nursing oil palm plantations back to nature in Malaysian Borneo

    July 26, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Malaysia

    In October 2020, the Rhino and Forest Fund in Malaysian Borneo began to buy land once cleared for oil palm plantations, and reforests and rehabilitates the tracts into wildlife corridors. After replanting 40 tree species in the last 3 years, an increase in several threatened species has been documented traveling through the project sites.

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  • A non-profit is trying to save manatees by restoring seagrass

    July 25, 2023 |

    WMNF Community Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Ecosphere Restoration Institute received $5 million from the Florida State Legislature to restore the declining seagrasses on 100 acres of the coast. The organization partnered with experts who have permits to harvest the seeds, grow them in a nursery, and replant them in shallow areas. The project will also help prevent manatee deaths, as the animal depends on seagrass as a food source.

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  • Rebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives

    July 24, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Yobe

    To address gaps in healthcare access, the local government partnered with organizations like Plan International, German Cooperation and the World Bank’s Saving One Million Lives Project to build, refurbish and equip primary healthcare centers across the state to provide better care. As of May 2023, 138 centers have been built or upgraded, offering maternity care services, child healthcare, vaccinations and family planning among other services.

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  • This Oakland climbing group is getting more Black people ‘psyched' about the sport

    July 24, 2023 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Black Rock Collective strives to build community among both new and experienced Black climbers, providing support, education and friendship within a historically white-dominated sport. Since launching in December 2021, the group has grown to over 80 members. They host meetups three times a month throughout the area and also have a WhatsApp group chat where members can chat and organize climbs.

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