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  • Through Melodies and Narratives: A Children's Book is Improving Oral Hygiene in Rural Nigeria

    May 27, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

    The Dental Care Foundation uses “edutainment,” a combination of education and entertainment, to enhance oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among children from low and middle-income families. The Foundation’s educational book, “The Girl Who Found Her Smile,” has had about 10,000 copies distributed to rural communities in several countries.

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  • Connecting for Impact: An African Women Movement Changes HIV Trend Through Mentorship

    May 23, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Zambia, Lusaka

    Mothers to Mothers trains and employs local women living with HIV/AIDs to become community health workers, providing care and services to under-resourced clinics and direct to communities through door-to-door initiatives. Since forming in 2001, Mothers to Mothers has connected more than 15 million people with access to health services and has trained 1,200 women to become community health workers.

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  • Six months in, NYC's free online therapy platform for teens has seen 7,000 signups

    May 23, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Teenspace is a free online therapy program that offers video and text-based mental health support. Nearly 7,000 teens have signed up for the program so far, and 65% of them have reported an improvement in their mental health since connecting to a licensed therapist through the platform.

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  • Horticulture, horses and ‘Chill Rooms': One district goes all-in on mental health support

    May 21, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    “Chill Rooms,” offer students a place where they can go and talk to “chill therapists” when they’re feeling anxious, stressed or just need a minute to reset during the school day. Some schools have even partnered with other organizations to offer creative forms of mental health care, like equine therapy. In the Northgate School District, the graduation rate has increased by 11% since incorporating Chill Rooms.

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  • A Ray Of Hope In Nigeria: Turning The Tide On Cervical Cancer

    May 19, 2024 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Uyo, Akwa Ibom

    The Help the Women Campaign raises awareness and provides free cervical cancer screenings. Since forming in 2021, the Campaign has reached 30,000 women and provided 500 screenings. The Campaign also led successful advocacy efforts that convinced the federal government to incorporate the HPV vaccine into the national immunization program.

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  • How Women Are Helping Their Neighbors Heal From Depression

    May 16, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    StrongMinds provides group therapy run by trained community members to help locals treat and manage their depression, as access to therapists in more rural areas is scarce. Since the organization launched in 2013, half a million people have gone through the treatment program and three-quarters of the participants have been screened as being free of depression symptoms two weeks after completing the program.

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  • Talking the Talk: How one therapy practice is bridging cultural and language barriers

    May 16, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Latinx Talk Therapy offers bilingual mental health services in English and Spanish from Latinx therapists. These services help bridge the gap in accessing mental health care in Latinx communities. The Center opened in 2020 with a team of four therapists but has since grown to 50, as the services they offer have begun to gain more traction within the community.

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  • How Vaccine is Boosting Efforts to Eliminate Malaria among African Children

    May 16, 2024 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The world’s first malaria vaccine was introduced in a pilot program in 2019 and found to reduce severe cases of malaria by 22%. Since then, the vaccine has been rolled out to several regions and has administered more than 1.8 million doses throughout the country, which has contributed to reducing prevalence rates from 27% in 2015, to 3.6% today.

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  • By the students for the students: Campus organizations offer range of mental health initiatives

    May 14, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Columbia University’s Student Government Association is taking student mental health into its own hands by organizing programming for students, by students, such as therapy dogs and culturally relevant support groups to promote mental health and wellness for students.

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  • How Digital Technology is Improving Access to Health Services for Kenyan Youths

    May 14, 2024 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Tiko Africa provides young people with free access to sexual and reproductive health education and services on a digital platform, including HIV testing and treatment, access to contraceptives and mental health support and counseling. Tiko operates in 15 counties and has benefited more than 290,000 young people since its launch.

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