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Why Michigan is repaying student loans for some mental health workers

Julie Riddle

July 17, 2023 |

MLive.com |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

MI Kids Now is a student loan reimbursement program that aims to entice more people to stay in the mental health care field, particularly in underserved areas, by helping to pay down providers’ student loan debt. In 2022, the state paid $4.4 million to 315 mental health providers who carried an average of $314,000 in student loan debt per person.

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UHC: Appraising health insurance schemes in Cross River, Edo, Lagos, Osun

Blessing Oladunjoye Umo Akwang Usman Aliyu Rasheed Adebiyi

July 16, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Osun

In 2004 the federal government established the national health insurance scheme to increase access to healthcare and make it more affordable. The health insurance scheme provides access to medications, doctor visits and high-quality maternal and child care. In an effort to get more people signed up for the health insurance scheme, local government and other organizations are working to reach people through mediums like social media and local radio programs to educate them about the benefits of joining the scheme.

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Relief as joint efforts curb river blindness in FCT, Plateau and Niger

Johnstone Kpilaakaa Uchenna Igwe Justina Asishana

July 15, 2023 |

Premium Times |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau State

The Carter Center, in collaboration with other organizations, launched a project to curb several neglected tropical diseases like river blindness. The Center and its partners provide health education through monthly visits from medical personnel to rural communities that are often most affected by these diseases and administer the necessary medication to fight the illnesses. Over the course of more than 20 years, the Center has delivered 27 million doses of disease-fighting medicine.

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Local organizations bring resources to the community, easing barriers to healthcare

Destiniee Jaram

July 14, 2023 |

QCityMetro.com |

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Response Location: United States, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Care Ring, in collaboration with other organizations like the University of North Carolina School of Nursing, launched The Bridge, a community-based healthcare initiative that aims to make preventive care easier to access. The Bridge features a mobile care unit that provides free health screenings, counseling support and connections to community resources. Since December 2022, The Bridge has provided care to more than 100 people, 39% of which didn’t have a regular doctor.

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Beside the Waves, Beneath the Palms: the S.I.S.P. Story

Bharath

July 13, 2023 |

Voyance |

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Response Location: India, Kovalam, Kerala

The Sebastian Indian Social Projects (SISP) works with socio-economically disadvantaged communities, providing social services like healthcare and employment assistance with a primary focus on educating youth. SISP has focused on educating the local female population, which has helped empower them economically and led to several women receiving jobs outside of their village. SISP has also educated several students who were forced to drop out of traditional school and provides supplementary activities along with their standard education, such as skating and coding clubs.

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L.A.'s new homeless solution clears camps but struggles to house people

Marisa Kendall

July 13, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Inside Safe addresses the significant homelessness crisis in the city by traveling to encampments and offering people hotel rooms to stay in where they are connected with permanent housing and other necessary resources, like mental health care. Hotel rooms provide people with a safe space to heal and rest while working with a case worker to find housing. The initiative has so far moved 1,373 people into hotel rooms and 77 of them have moved into permanent housing.

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The Solution To Unused Church Space Might Be Toddlers

Bekah McNeel

July 12, 2023 |

Sojourners |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

Smart Church Solutions specializes in church use, ensuring these large community spaces don’t go underused, particularly in rural areas. To make use of these churches, programs like We Love All God’s Children are using them to provide early childhood education. The program started in 2019 and has since opened 14 centers in churches throughout the state. The program provides school supplies, playground equipment and also trains professional staff to administer the curriculum.

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An Urban Oasis

Katie Scarlett Brandt

July 11, 2023 |

Native Science Report |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The First Nations Garden, run by the Chi-Nations Youth Council, is a gathering space for the area’s 65,000 Native people, providing them with a garden and a highly-requested green space that hosts regular events and provides cultural resources and education while fostering community.

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'Go to the people': Street medicine teams bring health care to the unhoused

Larry Valenzuela

July 11, 2023 |

CalMatters |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Street medicine teams bring medical care direct to people experiencing homelessness in encampments across the state. There are currently 25 teams operating in the state, providing medical care, food, hygiene products, empathy and support to those in need. Street medicine teams provide both emergency and routine primary care, establishing relationships and building trust with the patients they serve.

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Mental Health Respite Facilities Are Filling Care Gaps in Over a Dozen States

Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

July 11, 2023 |

KFF Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Dewitt, Iowa

Rhonda’s House is a respite program that provides a nurturing living environment for people experiencing mental health crises that don’t require immediate medical attention. Trained professionals at respites care for patients, making it so they don’t have to visit ERs or psychiatric institutions. There are 42 community-based respite programs across 14 states and Rhonda’s House specifically has cared for 392 people over the past five years. Those who seek respite have seen positive effects like reduced hospitalizations.

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