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People Fixing The World - The healing power of forests

Carla Rosch Myra Anubi

January 24, 2023 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Forest bathing encourages mindfulness in nature by focusing on sights and sounds in the forest, to calm the mind and relieve feelings of depression and anxiety. Several institutions use forest therapy as treatment options for various conditions, such as the Costa Rica Treatment Center, which helps people healing from addiction participate in forest bathing as part of their recovery. Forest bathing helps participants form a closer relationship with nature and themselves and learn how to regulate their emotions.

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The Georgia House: A place for recovery through love

Danita Harris

January 20, 2023 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Avon, Ohio

The Georgia House provides women in Avon, Ohio, a free place to live and recover from alcohol and drug addictions. Women in the house participate in a daily structure that includes time at treatment centers and group devotionals.

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Using Zoom To Connect Returning Citizens To Resources And Community

Ryan M. Moser

January 18, 2023 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Re-Entry 2.0 is a virtual program that supports people's transition from prison to life outside by providing moral support, connection, and ongoing assistance. The program hosts a community that includes people who were formerly incarcerated, volunteers, nonprofits, family members, and others who work to address issues like learning new technologies, job placement, and accessing food banks.

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‘A lifeline': mental health camps bring peace of mind to thousands in rural Assam

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

January 13, 2023 |

The Guardian |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Assam

The Ant, or Action Northeast Trust, is a rural development organization that provides low-cost psychological support and treatments to those in need. The Ant works with psychiatrists who provide their services at discounted rates and sources generic drugs from a non-profit to provide care on a monthly basis at 25 locations throughout the region. Since it began in 2007, The Any has treated more than 8,000 patients.

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Crisis Mode

Anna Kaminski Winter Wagner

January 12, 2023 |

Eugene Weekly |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson's Crisis Response Center and Mental Health Support Team are designed to provide immediate help to people in mental health crises rather than routing them through the criminal legal system. The system, which serves nearly 15,000 people annually, is now being used as a model for efforts in other areas, such as Lane County, Oregon.

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6 weeks, 1 bed, 10 lives: A Newport recovery center provides space for hope in the opioid crisis

Kristen Fountain

January 08, 2023 |

VT Digger |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Newport, Vermont

The Journey to Recovery Community Center in Newport provides short-term, 24-hour peer support for people in crisis from substance use who want to begin their recovery. The Center not only works with those struggling with addiction but also aims to help reduce the strain on local hospitals’ emergency departments. The Center has since expanded to another location and received grant funding to continue scaling up its operations.

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Worcester-area women join forces against substance use disorders

Stephanie Jarvis Campbell

January 05, 2023 |

Worcester Magazine |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Worcester, Massachusetts

Women and mothers experiencing addiction often face obstacles when seeking help and care. Several groups like M.I.R.A.C.L.E Mamas and Women Strong Recovery and Wellness among many others, provide safe spaces for women and mothers to seek recovery care and empowerment while also forming a sense of community.

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Hospitals look to storytelling to reduce stigma toward people with addiction

Darian Benson

January 04, 2023 |

WSIU |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

The theater company Summit Performance Indianapolis collects stories from people experiencing substance use and addiction and then turns those stories into monologues that are performed by professional actors and filmed for audiences of healthcare professionals. The monologues show the diversity of people’s experiences with substance use and aim to help healthcare providers better relate to people with substance use disorders to decrease stigma and bias and improve the quality of care patients receive.

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New York's supervised injection sites have halted nearly 700 overdoses in just over a year

Aubrey Whelan

January 03, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington Heights, New York

OnPoint NYC is a supervised consumption site that allows people in addiction to use drugs while under medical supervision. Since November 2021, the two sites in New York have served more than 2,100 experienced drug users more than 50,000 times, with 672 overdoses treated and no deaths.

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Tackling youth unemployment in the coastal region through empowerment skills

Mwana Amina Fakii

December 30, 2022 |

Science Africa |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Shirika la kijamii la Human Development Agenda linapunguza uhalifu na mzozo unaotokana na vijana kukosa ajira kwa kuwapa ujuzi ili waweze kujitegemea kwa jamii. Kwa muda wa miezi sita hadi minane, vijana hususan wenye hawana kazi ya kufanya wanapewa ushauri nasaha na mafunzo ya kuwasaidia kujikimu kimaisha kama somo la biashara. Tayari vijana zaidi ya 130 wamewezeshwa.

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