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  • Healing a generation wounded by Boko Haram

    February 08, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri

    The Neem Foundation brings intensive counseling and 1-on-1 therapy to survivors who escaped the horrific violence of Boko Haram, a terrorist group in northeastern Nigeria. With months of aid and tough conversations, the organization attempts to reunite women and children who fled the violence with their families, many of whom shun the Boko Haram escapees.

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  • Currently in 21 schools, MPS wants to expand school based mental health program district wide

    February 08, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Over twenty Montgomery public schools have hired school-based mental health counselors in order to bridge the gap between students' mental health and their ability to access professionals that can help. "The whole idea behind it is that you have therapists going into the schools right where the child is at and we find you often get better results," said Donna Leslie, executive director of the authority. "Students feel more comfortable than coming into an office setting ... when we're going into the school, we're just a part of that school's team."

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  • Resurrecting the Greenback, Take Two

    February 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Fish conservation, in the rural streams of the Western United States, requires a remarkable amount of ongoing human intervention. Take the greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's state fish. The greenback is bred in labs as part of a delicate effort to restore it to its native habitat. But in the wake of a 30 year conservation misstep, due to mistaken identity, scientists are undecided on the best path forward.

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  • From Gunshots to Galleries: Wraparound Violence Prevention Program Helps Victims Restart their Lives

    February 07, 2019 |

    California Health Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Wraparound Project at Zuckerman San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center turns gunshot victims' hospital stays into "a teachable moment," by providing them with services aimed at helping them avoid a repeat injury. Getting shot once is a key risk factor for a second injury, particularly for gun violence's most common victims, young Black men. Wraparound is one of the nation's oldest hospital-based violence intervention programs. It has helped about 850 clients, mostly with mental health counseling, housing, and jobs. The program is associated with a decreased reinjury rate in San Francisco.

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  • New Platform Gives Black-Led Baltimore Groups a Chance to Shine

    February 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    New grassroots efforts often struggle to get off the ground due to lack of funding. In Baltimore, a group called CLLCTIVLY aims to fix this problem for black-led non-profit organizations by offering a $1,000 prize every month for a year through its Black Futures Micro-Grant program. CLLCTIVLY has also launched an asset map to connect these smaller efforts to each other.

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  • When refugees need emergency help with a language barrier, this app connects them to a translator

    February 07, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    A new mobile app called Tarjimly connects refugees with much needed translation services, especially in times of emergency. With over 8,000 volunteer translators who speak over 90 languages, the adaptable app can break down language barriers in any situation in which a refugee has access to a mobile phone.

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  • These probiotics for plants help farms suck up extra carbon dioxide

    February 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    A startup called Locus Agricultural Solutions has created a "probiotic" for soil that uses a mixture of beneficial fungi and bacteria. Not only does it increase productivity of crops, but it also absorbs enough carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere per acre to offset the emissions of a passenger vehicle. Tests done on an orange grove in Florida showed that areas treated with the product took up an extra 4.38 metric tons of CO2 per acre.

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  • Nuns and Nones: A modern religious community

    February 07, 2019 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The "Nuns and Nones" communities around the United States bring together Catholic nuns and millennial "nones," who don't affiliate with a particular religion, to foster a communal living environment. The program allows religious and non-religious individuals to share ideologies and living spaces, addressing the diminishing scope of religious communities in America.

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  • In Nigeria, documentary films spark social change

    February 07, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt

    A local, grass-roots art project in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, spreads awareness about and encourages action against government-sponsored evictions in the city's low-income communities. Cinematic films, music, and journalistic storytelling help spread the humanity and character of the communities to appeal to government entities to let people stay.

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  • Can old-fashioned journalism combat fake news?

    February 07, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Human-based fact checking offers a more dynamic and thorough way to determine the credibility of news outlets than the use of machine learning software. Although humans are still prone to implicit biases, NewsGuard’s model of employing a team of human fact-checkers to rate news websites pushes back against the tendency of algorithms to disseminate false or misleading content. A user-installed plug-in offers details about the credibility and transparency of over 2,000 websites.

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