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La primera planta de tratamiento de aguas con microalgas

Florencia Luján

September 28, 2023 |

+Comunidad |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

Una iniciativa público-privada impulsada por la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FAUBA), busca tratar aguas residuales urbanas y producir biofertilizantes a partir de organismos que se utilizan para suplementos dietarios humanos y animales.

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Community Regional offering breastfeeding education and resources to Valley mothers

Amanda Aguilar

September 26, 2023 |

KFSN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

The Mother's Resource Center provides resources, education and a support system for women working to breastfeed their newborns. The Center has been open for 15 years — though it's recently been seeing an increase in moms in need of services — and all services and resources are available to mothers at an adjustable fee depending on their financial situation.

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Native health program celebrates first four graduates

Renata Birkenbuel

September 26, 2023 |

Indian Country Today |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, North Dakota

The University of North Dakota’s doctoral program in Indigenous health, which is the first of its kind, takes an interdisciplinary approach to help students apply their research and academic knowledge to real-world projects in Indigenous communities. The program’s first class of graduates completed the program in 2023, with 60 more students currently enrolled.

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In Borno, group helps Boko Haram survivors build trauma resilience

Yahuza Bawage

September 25, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Chibok, Borno State

The Yerwa Youth Initiative aims to improve children's mental health and well-being by providing support and hosting training sessions to teach youth how to manage their mental health in a positive way. Those who participate in the program are then encouraged to help start Mental Health Clubs in their schools to share what they’ve learned and connect with other youth in need of support.

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The Rise of Indigenous Doulas

Jenna Kunze

September 21, 2023 |

Native News Online |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In an effort to reduce maternal mortality for Native mothers, Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services provides free physical, emotional, educational and spiritual support to Indigenous mothers and their families throughout the entire pregnancy and birth process. Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services emerged in 2019 and since then its team of five Indigenous doulas has provided culturally-relevant care to more than 150 pregnant Native women with a maternal and infant mortality rate of zero.

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Burgers but no beers: Emigrant Gap restaurant is connected to drug-alcohol recovery program

Graham Womack

September 21, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Emigrant Gap, California

The Sierra-Pacific Teen Challenge program supports people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse with robust skills training, employment, on-site housing, and peer support. Of those who complete the program, about 85% remain clean and sober after 5 years.

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Hefty cigarette taxes cut smoking big-time. But there's a downside for children

Jenny Gold

September 20, 2023 |

Los Angeles Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

First 5 — a group of public agencies created by California’s Proposition 10 tobacco tax — provide funding for preschools, homeless family housing, pediatric dental and mental health care and infant-mother home visits to help parents in need. Home visit groups funded by First 5, like Welcome Baby, serve more than 15,000 families a year and provide necessary supplies like cribs and car seats as well as check-ins for child development.

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California Leads the Way in Low-Carbon School Meals

Naoki Nitta

September 19, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Schools in California are offering more plant-based options to make lunch more climate-friendly, healthier, and more inclusive for those with dietary restrictions or preferences.

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Ukraine Starts Unpacking Mental Trauma as War Rages On

Nick Allen

September 19, 2023 |

Direct Relief |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Kharkiv

The “Together with You” center employs psychologists to provide mental health care to civilians in need, including children. Similar centers have also emerged in the area to address rising mental health concerns, like Kimnara Pidtrymky (Support Room) to provide free psychological services to children, both in person and online. These centers — and others like them — often collaborate all in an effort to reduce mental health stigma in the country.

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How Grassroots Sports Clubs are Tackling Mental Health

Jamie Millar

September 19, 2023 |

Men's Health |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: England, London

Minds United Football Club hosts weekly sessions for people to join together and play football, while also addressing their mental health and well-being. Minds United, and similar sports clubs, aim to create a “we-agency,” providing people with a sense of being part of something bigger than themselves that allows them to feel empowered and supported. Sports groups like Minds United foster community among people who may be experiencing loneliness or mental health issues and are in need of a healthy outlet, particularly for men who face significant mental health stigma.

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