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This Queer Couple Supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Farmers' Mental Health

Nicole J. Caruth

May 14, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

The South Side Queer Farmer Convergence provides culturally-affirming community gatherings that effectively reduce isolation, promote emotional healing, and foster mental wellbeing for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers facing significant social stressors and discrimination.

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'Playworks' reinvents recess as a learning experience

Christina Walker

April 21, 2025 |

Capital News Service Maryland |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Playworks helps schools use recess as a tool for learning, with structured games and set expectations that teach students how to respect and include others, resolve conflicts, and manage their emotions. Studies show that the program helps reduce bullying while also helping students build skills that make them more successful in the classroom.

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Teaching mental health professionals to think like a farmer

Dean Kuipers

April 10, 2025 |

Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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Response Location: United States

LandLogic Model trains mental healthcare providers to use farmers’ relationships to their land to identify and treat depression, anxiety, and other emotional issues. Virtual and easily adaptable training models have helped the LandLogic Model support this notoriously hard-to-reach population.

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These cities give residents a say in the budgets. Is Atlanta next?

Claire Becknell

April 02, 2025 |

Atlanta Civic Circle |

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Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

Participatory budgeting gives residents a direct say in how municipal funding is allocated by allowing them to submit project ideas and vote on proposals created by city staff. One program in Rhode Island, for example, saw nearly 300 people in nine neighborhoods voted on project ideas, with nearly a quarter of those voters reporting they were unlikely to vote in typical elections.

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Paying ranchers to host elk? Novel approach could help wean Wyoming off its feedground habit.

Mike Koshmrl

March 31, 2025 |

WyoFile |

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Response Location: United States, Wyoming

A novel initiative in Wyoming pays ranchers to voluntarily host elk on their private lands, decreasing dependence on disease-spreading public feedgrounds, reducing ranchers' costs, and providing promising results, though scalability and funding challenges remain significant obstacles.

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How a shelter hit by Trump's aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico

María Teresa Hernández

March 25, 2025 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: Mexico, Tapachula

Casa Frida is a Mexican shelter and resource center serving LGBTQ+ migrants fleeing persecution and violence in their home countries. The organization provides temporary shelter and meals for a small number of people and helps dozens of others connect to legal guidance, temporary work, psychological counseling, and advice on renting safely.

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The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients

Alex Music

March 25, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Doctors are leveraging trust built over time with patients to combat misinformation around climate change. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and its affiliates, including Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action, train healthcare providers on climate communication through fellowships, advocacy work, and educational materials to better equip them for these conversations.

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“Close the Gap” or Political Band-Aid? South Africa's HIV/AIDS Response

N. Sithole kaMiya

March 02, 2025 |

Modern Diplomacy |

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Response Location: South Africa

South Africa’s “Close the Gap” campaign aims to bridge disparities in HIV/AIDS treatment. To make the initiative more effective, some African countries are incorporating traditional health practitioners into the healthcare framework to provide more holistic care that bridges the gap between Indigenous cultural knowledge and modern medical practices.

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Fresh start in the kitchen: Ruthie's Cafe helps rebuild lives in South Dallas

Cecilie Brattli, Jayden Jones

February 20, 2025 |

Dallas Doing Good |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Through the second chance employment program at Ruthie’s Cafe, people who have been impacted by the justice system can work in a supportive environment that also helps them get access to resources like transportation and housing assistance.

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How farmworkers in Washington state got lawmakers' attention

Syris Valentine

February 04, 2025 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Each year, farmworkers in Washington state gather for a people’s tribunal where they share their stories about the injustices they face on the job and advocate for policies to improve working conditions. In addition to supporters, the tribunal is attended by legislative staffers and sometimes elected representatives, and the tribunal’s findings have helped usher in new protections for workers, including guaranteed overtime pay and mandated cooling breaks in extreme heat.

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