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  • Talking the Talk: How one therapy practice is bridging cultural and language barriers

    Doreen Abril Albuerne Rodriguez

    May 16, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Latinx Talk Therapy offers bilingual mental health services in English and Spanish from Latino therapists. These services help bridge the gap in accessing mental health care in Latino communities. The Center opened in 2020 with a team of four therapists but has since grown to 50, as the services they offer have begun to gain more traction within the community.

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  • Sin Título extends their brand from T-shirt slogans to mental health events 

    Doreen Abril Albuerne Rodriguez

    May 15, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Sin Título started as a socially conscious clothing brand but has since evolved into a mutli-faceted brand that hosts mental health discussion panels and other events that aim to amplify marginalized voices and offer healing opportunities for the local Latinx population. One such event is their journaling series, the first of which, “Self Love Journal Club,” attracted about 100 people.

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  • Denver busca contratar y mantener a más maestros internacionales al ayudarlos con vivienda, capacitación y más

    Yesenia Robles

    May 06, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Las Escuelas Públicas de Denver lanzaron el Instituto de Educadores Internacionales para proporcionar no solo apoyo profesional sino también apoyo personal a maestros internacionales nuevos. El Instituto ayuda los nuevos maestros encontrar un lugar donde vivir, entender asuntos financieros y de crédito, proporcionar otros apoyo sociales o emocionales, obtener más certificados y entender cómo funciona el sistema escolar de Denver. Eso ha causado que los maestros internacionales con visas de trabajo en DPS sumen un total de 234.

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  • Election Disinformation Campaigns are Targeting Latinos. Fact Checkers are Fighting Back.

    Timothy Pratt

    May 03, 2024 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States

    Spanish-language fact-checking organizations such as Factchequeado debunk disinformation targeting Latino voters, often monitoring online discussion in Spanish-speaking countries to anticipate viral content before it reaches U.S. audiences. Factchequeado also partners with community media organizations who can share the fact-checked information with their local readers and viewers.

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  • Also Migrating From Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation

    Linda Baker

    April 30, 2024 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The UCSD-Alacrán Community Station is a sanctuary neighborhood for migrants fleeing violence in their countries of origin that allows them to participate in building a community and new life for themselves. The neighborhood houses about 1,800 people on three acres and features a health clinic, food hub and school.

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  • Inside the exquisite Tibetan monasteries salvaged from climate change

    Tulsi Rauniyar

    April 30, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: China, Mustang, Tibet

    A team of Western art conservationists trained a community in Tibet how to restore historic monasteries that were crumbling due to the effects of climate change. Over decades of restoration work, the team sparked a cultural renaissance in the region and is providing economic opportunities for women.

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  • Mexico's Floating Gardens Are an Ancient Wonder of Sustainable Farming

    Peter Yeung

    April 26, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    Farmers in Mexico are keeping a 1,000-year-old tradition alive to produce reliable yields of healthy crops despite facing historic droughts. They're using chinampas, which are man-made “floating gardens” created by placing soil from the lake on top of reeds and grasses.

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  • Quinault Indian Nation wellness courts replace punishment with empowerment

    Luna Reyna

    April 09, 2024 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: Quinault Indian Nation, United States, Taholah, Washington

    The Quinault Indian Nation’s Family Wellness Court provides a culturally relevant alternative to traditional Western court systems that focuses on healing rather than punishment. 100 of the 400 tribal courts in the country have wellness courts for adults, families and youth, providing substance use disorder support, mental health care, and other family support services.

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  • New Indigenous-led shelter provides help to those in need

    Amelia Schafer

    April 02, 2024 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: United States, Rapid City, South Dakota

    Pejuta Waste O’Tipi is an indigenous-led resource that provides support to the local homeless community, including shelter, meals, cultural healing, peer support and leadership training to help them reenter the community. The shelter serves meals to over 100 people each day, and more than half of the participants have maintained sobriety since visiting the shelter.

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  • Make School Food Great Again

    Courtney Duchene Lauren McCutcheon

    March 26, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Red Rabbit provides nutritious, culturally diverse lunches to students at two local schools. The program promotes cross-cultural exchange among students by exposing them to different dishes from various cultures while ensuring they’re getting healthy meals that hit all the major food groups, as most students get the majority of their meals at school.

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