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Being Outside Boosts Your Health, but not Everyone Has Ample Access to Nature

Julia Hotz

October 18, 2019 |

Bitterroot |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Studies have routinely shown that spending time outdoors is good for health, so programs are being implemented in the United States in order to increase children's access to getting outside. From California's Outdoor Outreach which aims to help low-income students to the Every Kid Outdoors Act initiated by Congress which eliminates fees for national park passes for fourth graders, these initiatives not only get kids outside, but also teach them social skills.

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When Resilience Starts With the City's Most Vulnerable Youth

Linda Poon

October 18, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is coordinating its youth development, violence prevention, and climate adaptation efforts to help out-of-work and out-of-school youth earn their GED and secure jobs helping to shape the city's climate resilience plan. One of the ways the program works is by enrolling participants in apprenticeships within local public works departments and puts them on track to get the required licensing for employment. So far, 640 teens and young adults have participated in the program.

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Mental health a daily lesson in schools

Roberta Baker

October 17, 2019 |

The Laconia Daily Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Franklin, New Hampshire

A middle school in New Hampshire has piloted a program that focuses on dividing the school into different wings and offering classes on "mental wellness, conflict resolution, and healthy ways to communicate" with the goal of better addressing the emotional wellbeing of students. The outcomes have been promising thus far, with students reporting improved effects on their mental health.

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Ypsi-based program partners with formerly incarcerated writers to help youth heal through creativity

Sarah Rigg

October 16, 2019 |

Concentrate |

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Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Telling It, a Ypsilanti, Michigan based organization, uses creative writing, spoken word, and other forms of self-expression as a method of healing and mental health care for area youth. It hires people with similar life experiences and backgrounds as teachers and mentors, so that the young participants feel safe and welcome to share their experiences and feel understood. The program started as a literacy program but has since placed more emphasis on healing, even having social workers on its staff.

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Real food challenge: Auburn University, unlike peers, requires 20% local source of dining food

Melissa Brown

October 16, 2019 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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Response Location: United States, Auburn, Alabama

Several colleges in the U.S. use a third-party corporation to manage their dining services, but Auburn University's contract is unique in that it specifies 20 percent of all food must be locally sourced. This partnership was originally born out of a student group that wanted the land-grant university to embrace its agriculture roots by including the community farming industry.

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Amador County builds community college pipeline for mental health workers

Sammy Caiola

October 15, 2019 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, Amador County, California

To increase the number of mental health professionals in Amador County, California, the county has created an online program that culminates in a certificate or associate degree in human services. Preference to this small program is offered first to those that have personal experience with mental health issues, which adds an element of peer support to their skillset.

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Canceled NC high school diversity lesson points to challenge for educators

Imari Scarbrough

October 14, 2019 |

Carolina Public Press |

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Response Location: United States, Wake Forest, North Carolina

Teachers in North Carolina are struggling to find the best way to get students to talk about the intersections of diversity and identity. When a lesson at Heritage High School in Wake County was canceled due to parent concerns, the school dedicated itself to figuring out how to better discuss intersectionality while balancing privacy concerns of the students. This article cites the expertise of a counselor who specializes in identity and examines how the lesson can be taught better in the future.

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Welcome to Spanish Week: The promise of dual language education

Sylvia Ulloa

October 10, 2019 |

New Mexico In Depth |

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Response Location: United States, New Mexico

A school district in New Mexico is finding success with a dual language education program. A regular school day for an elementary school student in a Gadsen school district school might entail reviewing their math or history in Spanish or English, depending on the assigned language that week. “Our bilingual programs are not just for English learners, they’re for all of our students," Mayra Valtierrez, the director of language and culture at the New Mexico Public Education Department, said. "That’s something that’s unique to our state."

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How can children be taught about death and serious illness?

Priti Salian

October 10, 2019 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: Germany, Arnsberg

At a German preschool, an intergenerational mentoring program pairs community members with young children to productively talk about complex life concepts such as illness and death. Studies have shown that such programs can promote prosocial behavior and encourage empathy in kids.

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Some colleges seek radical solutions to survive

Jon Marcus

October 10, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States

As enrollments decline and finances increasingly pose problems, institutions of higher education are taking a number of creative approaches, chief among them, merging with other schools and accelerating degree program timelines.

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