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  • Local pediatric mental health supports improving, but demand still not met

    November 04, 2023 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    Amongst an increased need for mental health care, Monadnock Family Services is offering group therapy to children to get them in for some level of care as staff shortages make offering individual therapy too difficult. The American Psychological Association found that group therapy is as effective as individual therapy for most conditions — as well as more efficient. Monadnock Family Services offers a variety of groups depending on a patient’s interests and identity, like groups for those who enjoy hiking to groups for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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  • Seeking a Home for His Parents, a Son Built a Community

    November 04, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clara, California

    Priya Living is an elder-living community focused on Indian culture. Priya Living has four locations throughout the state and is planning to expand in Michigan and Texas. Rent in the condo-style units ranges from $2,000 to $3,000 a month and currently serves over 530 people. This culture-focused community helps the aging population fight loneliness and find a sense of community with people they can relate to through activities and programming like yoga, movie screenings and down time to chat.

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  • Rural Feeding Center Serves More than Nutrition to Children With Cleft Defects

    November 01, 2023 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    The Good Samaritan Nutritional Center supports mothers and their babies born with cleft palates in obtaining proper nutrition in order to be eligible for corrective surgery. The Center partners with local health facilities to perform the surgeries. The initiative has been active for 20 years now and has served over 15,000 children.

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  • As Renters Revolt, Tenant Unions are On the Rise

    October 26, 2023 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    KC Tenants is a tenant union that connects renters to put pressure on landlords and local government to protect tenant rights. With the help of the group’s political arm, KC Tenants Power, they have blocked thousands of evictions, received millions of dollars in funding to secure affordable housing for those in need and have grown to about 10,000 members. Outside of blocking evictions and securing long-term affordable housing, the group also has four members who won City Council seats.

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  • Finding support as you find your authentic self: LGBTQ+ resources for youth

    October 23, 2023 |

    Watershed Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Organizations like OutFront are offering safe spaces with a variety of programs and services for LGBTQ+ youth. From providing access to education and accurate information to connecting youth with LGBTQ+ mentors and providing housing for those experiencing homelessness, OutFront allows LGBTQ+ youth to form connections and community in person and online through the group’s Discord server.

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  • Genetic testing: a new tool in prescribing mental-health meds

    October 23, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Some medical professionals and companies like Genemarkers are using pharmacogenomic testing (PGx) to test a patient’s genetic makeup to see how they may metabolize certain drugs. This process has been around for years but is starting to pick up speed in the mental health care scene to allow doctors to prescribe medications with greater accuracy.

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  • 'This place wanted to be a wetland': how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary

    October 22, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    A barley farm in southern Oregon transformed 70 of its 400 acres into a wetland sanctuary after it had spent years leaking phosphorus pollution into the Upper Klamath Lake. A team of scientists and advocates collaborated with the farmer to finance and construct the new natural ecosystem, which began to yield the farmer both environmental and financial benefits after only one year.

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  • Trash is a lifeline for 'los cartoneros,' Argentina's army of recyclers

    October 20, 2023 |

    Buenos Aires Times |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    People across Argentina are earning an income during a severe economic crisis by joining recycling cooperatives. Members collect recyclables off the street and are paid by the co-ops by material and weight.

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  • More Colorado students are sticking with higher education after COVID hardships

    October 20, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    By offering mentorship opportunities, multicultural support, increased academic support, and more resources to address food and housing insecurity, colleges such as the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Northern Colorado have improved student retention rates, with 89 percent and 74.5 percent of freshmen, respectively, staying enrolled for their second year in 2023.

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  • Genesee County's senior abuse prevention model to be taken statewide

    October 20, 2023 |

    Flint Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Genesee County, Michigan

    The elder abuse task force is a specialized unit of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department that provides critical services to older residents and issues abuse-related warrants. Since its founding in 2018, the unit has served nearly 2,000 elderly residents and issued over 275 warrants; now, this abuse-prevention model is being scaled statewide.

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