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2 March 2020
Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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1500-3000 Words
As part of a social work graduate program through Alirajpur Post Graduate College, a group of students are using “citizen science” to share their research that water with elevated levels of fluoride can be dangerous t...
15 October 2019
Amador County, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
To increase the number of mental health professionals in Amador County, California, the county has created an online program that culminates in a certificate or associate degree in human services. Preference to this s...
17 July 2019
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
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800-1500 Words
Libraries across the United States are expanding what they offer to not just include books, but also a host of social and human services. From stocking an anti-overdose drug to offering mental health services and lega...
1 July 2019
Badalona, Spain
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800-1500 Words
Pokemon Go may have faded from mainstream popularity after it peaked in 2016, but the game is finding new life in Spain, where older generations are using the game to be more socially engaged in their communities. Soc...
Christian Science Monitor
Leslie Roberts
8 February 2019
Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Over 3000 Words
The Neem Foundation brings intensive counseling and 1-on-1 therapy to survivors who escaped the horrific violence of Boko Haram, a terrorist group in northeastern Nigeria. With months of aid and tough conversations, t...
Second Wave Michigan
Jane Simons
25 October 2018
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A neighborhood dentist asked his underserved community what he could do to improve their lives. The answer? Diapers. Now, his Battle Creek, MI organization delivers diapers to families in need around county, regardles...
28 March 2018
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
In Kentucky, a parent who is addicted to opioids and is reported to Child Protective Services, can get a second a chance. That’s because a program called START, gives parents the option of getting assigned a mentor th...
29 June 2016
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
One of the challenges is that social workers who help poor people typically have large caseloads of clients and lots of paperwork, often leading to burnout. The Padua Project is trying to change that with what they ca...
8 June 2016
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
Trauma training for police and community workers teaches them how to make tough situations, such as the arrest of a parent, easier on young children. Painful memories can alter perceptions of police for a lifetime.
19 August 2014
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Across the country, jails hold 10 times as many people with serious mental illness as state hospitals do, according to a recent report from the Treatment Advocacy Center. To deal with the problem, San Antonio and Bexa...
4 May 2013
Copenhagen, Denmark
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800-1500 Words
In Copenhagen's fixing room, drug addicts are able to take intravenous drugs through the supervision of nurses. The room provides a clean environment with sterile needles that can be disposed of. Since it opened, ther...
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