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  • Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

    April 10, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    The Save the Child Initiative, in collaboration with the Society for Women Development and Empowerment in Nigeria, is working to ensure that expectant mothers receive proper nutrition during pregnancy so they can deliver healthy babies. The initiative provides iron and folic acid supplements, nutrition counseling, hosts antenatal clinics, and even travels door-to-door to provide education and care to those in need.

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  • Battling addiction and stigmas in the East African community

    April 10, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Daryeel Youth helps East African youth on the streets, particularly those struggling with drug abuse, by providing free pizza and a chance to connect with others. At the plaza — now known as Daryeel Corner — parents can also receive education on addiction issues and how to best help their children and how to destigmatize addiction and treatment in the East African culture.

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  • Academic coaches help students finish community college

    April 10, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Phenix City, Alabama

    Chattahoochee Valley Community College has academic coaches who reach out to students who are struggling in their classes or are facing barriers that make it difficult to keep up with their studies. They can help students develop study plans, navigate financial aid issues, or connect with resources such as transportation.

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  • Solar shingles top Virginia home

    April 10, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Reston, Virginia

    The Timberline Solar Energy Shingle roof is made up of solar-power integrated, nailable shingles that allow homeowners to keep the look of traditional roofing shingles while reaping the benefits of solar energy. This prevents aesthetic-related issues with homeowner associations and installation bottlenecks that complicate the process of installing solar panels.

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  • At small Ohio parish, evangelization starts with a candle

    April 10, 2023 |

    The Pillar |

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    Response Location: United States, Lakewood, Ohio

    Light for Love aims to make the church more accessible by welcoming people in. In the summer, volunteers spend evenings inviting passersby to come inside the church and light a candle for someone they love. It’s estimated that Light for Love draws 100 to 130 participants on any given evening, helping people become comfortable and reconnect with their faith.

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  • School-based clinic offers convenient mental-health care for Battle Creek Central students

    April 10, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    Grace Health is a public health agency that has clinics in 200 schools throughout the state that offer mental health services to students, among other care like immunizations and sports physicals. This on-site mental healthcare option helps increase access among students as there’s no need to travel to a facility and the at-school care is free or significantly low-cost. In 2022 alone, Grace Health served 600 patients in 1,300 visits.

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  • Grand Rapids' major effort to fundamentally reform behavioral health services becoming a model for others

    April 09, 2023 |

    MLive.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Organizations like Network 180 are working to pair social workers with law enforcement to answer 911 calls to redirect those in need of care away from jail or emergency rooms, where people experiencing a mental health crisis are often sent. The group has also helped establish a peer respite center and a separate space for psychiatric patients at an area emergency room. These efforts are all done to establish a continuum of care in local behavioral health services, providing alternatives to incarceration and inpatient treatment.

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  • Confronting Your Fears in Virtual Reality Therapy

    April 08, 2023 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Virtual reality is being used to facilitate exposure therapy to help people with post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias by immersing them in virtual simulations to confront the problem at hand. Given its effectiveness, researchers and developers like XRHealth Inc. and BehaVR are working to make virtual-reality therapy more accessible by providing at-home treatment options.

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  • BikeAthens Provides Transportation Equity

    April 08, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Athens’ poverty rate is 28.8%, making it difficult for some locals to afford cars and other means of transportation. BikeAthens donates bikes to those in need, hosts “Fix Your Own Bike Nights” and teaches classes on bike safety and how to ride to provide residents with an accessible means of transportation. The nonprofit donates about 100-120 bikes each year.

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  • How Young Voters Helped Make Brandon Johnson Chicago's Next Mayor

    April 07, 2023 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's campaign strategically targeted young voters by leveraging social media, collaborating with artists and musicians, hosting rallies and events on college campuses, and recruiting young progressive officials to support his candidacy. In the citywide election, turnout among the youngest voters jumped roughly 30 percent compared to the primary, helping Johnson narrowly defeat his opponent.

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