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  • Camp Kin provides queer youth in the Comox Valley with a sense of community, belonging

    May 23, 2024 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Lake Park Society’s Camp Kin is a daytime summer camp for LGBTQIA+ youth ages seven to 12 and allies to participate in summer activities while fostering connections with youth and counselors they can relate to. The Camp is available at a sliding-scale rate — from free to full cost at $300 — and provides a safe space for youth to come out of their shells and feel supported.

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  • Six months in, NYC's free online therapy platform for teens has seen 7,000 signups

    May 23, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Teenspace is a free online therapy program that offers video and text-based mental health support. Nearly 7,000 teens have signed up for the program so far, and 65% of them have reported an improvement in their mental health since connecting to a licensed therapist through the platform.

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  • From trailer parks to night clubs, this NC group is on a mission to get out the Latino vote

    May 23, 2024 |

    Wilmington StarNews |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Siempra NC canvasses places like grocery stores, community colleges, flea markets, and trailer parks to register Latino voters, who represent an increasing share of the state’s population but typically have low turnout at the polls. Since January, the organization has registered more than 1,000 people statewide.

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  • Teens want therapy. Are they getting it?

    May 22, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Teen Space expands free access to mental health care. With parental consent, teens can sign up online or through the app and be quickly matched with a therapist. Since its launch last November, more than 6,000 students have signed up, and each one has been connected with a therapist within 24 hours.

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  • Horticulture, horses and ‘Chill Rooms': One district goes all-in on mental health support

    May 21, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    “Chill Rooms,” offer students a place where they can go and talk to “chill therapists” when they’re feeling anxious, stressed or just need a minute to reset during the school day. Some schools have even partnered with other organizations to offer creative forms of mental health care, like equine therapy. In the Northgate School District, the graduation rate has increased by 11% since incorporating Chill Rooms.

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  • Dollar Stores Force Local Grocery Stores to Close. This Woman Opened One Anyway.

    May 20, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Webb, Mississippi

    Farmacy Marketplace is a neighborhood grocery store that partners with local farmers through the non-profit In Her Shoes to provide community members with access to fresh produce and meat. Local grocery stores are emerging as a solution to food accessibility in rural communities and Black neighborhoods as dollar stores close shop. Similar locally owned grocers are also popping up around the country in cities like Detroit and Milwaukee.

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  • A Ray Of Hope In Nigeria: Turning The Tide On Cervical Cancer

    May 19, 2024 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Uyo, Akwa Ibom

    The Help the Women Campaign raises awareness and provides free cervical cancer screenings. Since forming in 2021, the Campaign has reached 30,000 women and provided 500 screenings. The Campaign also led successful advocacy efforts that convinced the federal government to incorporate the HPV vaccine into the national immunization program.

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  • How cognitive behavioral intervention is reducing gun violence in Chicago

    May 17, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago is working to reduce gun violence by reaching out to victims and perpetrators immediately after the violence. The organization negotiates peace and offers cognitive behavioral intervention services to help them develop strategies to keep negative emotions from turning into violent actions.

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  • How Women Are Helping Their Neighbors Heal From Depression

    May 16, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    StrongMinds provides group therapy run by trained community members to help locals treat and manage their depression, as access to therapists in more rural areas is scarce. Since the organization launched in 2013, half a million people have gone through the treatment program and three-quarters of the participants have been screened as being free of depression symptoms two weeks after completing the program.

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

    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 Latinx therapists. These services help bridge the gap in accessing mental health care in Latinx 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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