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  • This California city just ended chronic homelessness

    January 06, 2021 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Bakersfield, California

    The city of Bakersfield, California, was able to functionally end homelessness even with the onset of the pandemic, after implementing a data-driven strategy led by “Built for Zero.” The initiative focuses on frequent data collection which is then used to create a master command center that all agencies, shelters, and nonprofits work on in conjunction. Pooling resources and working together leads to clearer insight into where the most pressing need is and prevents unhoused people from falling through the cracks.

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  • Black Women Find Healing (But Sometimes Racism, Too) in the Outdoors

    January 06, 2021 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    To encourage more Black people to explore outdoors, individuals and organizations in Colorado are working to address underlying barriers such as access to transportation and gear, as well as fear and concerns of safety. Despite the groups still encountering "frustrating" incidents with other outdoor recreationalists, the movement has spread to other states and steadily attracted a growing community of members.

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  • Vying for vaccines, Jewish Israelis help fill near-empty clinics in Arab towns

    January 06, 2021 |

    The Times of Israel |

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    Response Location: Israel, Baqa al-Gharbiye, Haifa District

    In Israel, Arab communities have welcomed those from neighboring Jewish communities into their cities to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a means of "helping firm up the sluggish response to the vaccination drive among Arabs." Using social media and communication apps to determine where doses are available, Jewish Iranians have been "flocking" to Arab towns which in turn has created a "vaccine-bolstering buzz" among Arabs and encouraged many to also get the vaccination after initial hesitation and reluctance.

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  • A Traveling, Pop-Up Library Holds Exclusively Books Written by Black Women

    January 06, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    A pop-up library is highlighting books written by Black women and has over 3,000 books in circulation with books from every genre. Founder Ola Ronke Akinmowo also travels to other states with several hundred books and does presentations on Black writers. The initiative has inspired similar projects in Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, and Los Angeles.

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  • Skirtingų tautybių vaikus mokanti gimnazija: tėvai ir vaikai suprato, kad reikia gerai mokėti lietuvių kalbą

    January 06, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Lithuania, Kaunas

    Kauno Aleksandro Puškino gimnazijos, kurioje vaikų lavinimas vyksta rusų kalba, lietuvių kalbos egzaminų rezultatai yra kur kas geresni, nei kitose rusų k. ugdančiose mokyklose. Taip yra todėl, kad jau 13 metų gimnazija taiko unikalią individualizuotą lietuvių kalbos mokymo strategiją, kuri duoda gerų rezultatų.

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  • A New Tool in Treating Mental Illness: Building Design

    January 05, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Mountain View, California

    Across the U.S. an influx of new mental health facilities are being designed through a lens of "evidence-based" architecture that aims to use the design itself as a means of treatment. With studies indicating that access to nature and green space can reduce stress, these new facilities aren't "just about being warm and fuzzy."

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  • It Spied on Soviet Atomic Bombs. Now It's Solving Ecological Mysteries.

    January 05, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Environmental scientists are using modern computing software to correct, orient, and analyze satellite images from the Corona spy project, launched in the 1960s and ’70s to monitor the Soviet military. The images have revealed human environmental impacts, challenged long-held assumptions, and helped predict future challenges. Within the last two years alone, the images have contributed to new information about climate change including rock glacier movements in Central Asia, shoreline changes in Saudi Arabia, and ice loss in Peru, helping scientists fill in knowledge gaps.

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  • After #EndSARS, community support helps Nigerians heal wounds

    January 05, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    To help alleviate the psychological toll of protesting against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos, two advocacy groups spearheaded a helpline that connected callers with counselors and listeners. The helpline uses task-sharing, so that calls are routed to either trained mental health counselors or psychotherapists and psychiatrists, depending on the severity of the concerns.

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  • Therapy From the Living Room

    January 05, 2021 |

    Seznam Zpravy |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    When the coronavirus pandemic made in-person therapy sessions too risky to schedule, therapists in the Czech Republic moved their services online and set up a hotline for patients to call when needed. Although it's yet to be seen if the service will remain financially viable in regards to health insurance reimbursements, it has helped eliminate many barriers including transportation troubles and feelings of stigma.

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  • How Oregon's Radical Decriminalization of Drugs Was Inspired by Portugal

    January 05, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Portugal

    After Portugal decriminalized hard drugs in 2001 to treat drug use as a health problem and not a crime, the country expanded treatment services that produced sharp drops in drug-overdose deaths and HIV infections. Its numbers of people incarcerated on drug charges also dropped by nearly half. The Drug Policy Alliance studied Portugal's approach and made a modified version of it the model for Oregon, where courts and prisons have been the gateway to the state's limited treatment services. Oregon voters approved decriminalization and a vast increase in treatment programs that will roll out in 2021.

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