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  • One state looks to get kids in crisis out of the ER — and back home

    Home-based counseling services, like those provided by Youth Villages, help relieve understaffed hospitals struggling with boarding delays for patients experiencing a mental health crisis. Of the 536 children and teens who have opted to try these diversion services, 82% have not returned to the ER for mental health concerns and 92% have met their treatment goals or were referred for further treatment services.

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  • How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer

    When the city of Denver offered rebates to residents who purchased a new electric bike or e-cargo bike, more than 5,000 people took advantage of the offer, which reportedly helped the city replace roughly 100,000 car miles.

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  • California health program successfully cut hospital visits

    California’s Whole Person Care pilot program improved care for the state’s most at-risk Medicaid patients, like those experiencing homelessness and addiction. The program resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits and also provided assistance in education, transportation, employment and helping participants access and maintain housing. The pilot program exists in 26 counties and served about 250,000 people.

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  • An assistive speech software hopes to help thousands of Nigerians with visual impairment

    An app called Visis translates text and photos to speech to help Nigerian people with visual impairments to live their lives independently.

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  • Woof, there it is: A spotted lanternfly!

    With their keen sense of smell, dogs are being used to detect spotted lanternfly eggs before they hatch, preventing the invasive species from devastating vineyards. Once trained, the dogs search from January to April to detect the pest early and their efforts are slowing the spread of the lanternfly from forests to vineyards.

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  • Justice40 Accelerator program boosts Detroit nonprofits, but advocates say more help is needed

    Funded by philanthropic organizations, the Justice40 Accelerator is providing technical support to Detroit nonprofits focused on environmental justice. The program helps nonprofits assess their challenges and needs, which can make them more competitive when applying for federal funding.

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  • Some Latinos don't trust Western mental health. That's where curanderos come in

    Curanderas, or traditional healers, practice the holistic methods of Curanderismo to heal the mind, body and spirit. People, specifically those in the Latino and Indigenous communities, seek our curanderas for culturally relevant care for diseases and ailments, as well as mental health.

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  • Black families are changing the educational landscape through communal home-schooling

    Motivated by educational disparities, lack of culturally relevant programming, and safety concerns in public schools, Black families are forming homeschooling pods and co-ops that allow them to tailor their children's education while also finding a sense of community support.

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  • Allied Forces

    The Philos Action League dispatches Christian volunteers to offer support and solidarity to Jewish communities when antisemitic attacks occur. The organization has more than 2,000 volunteers who have responded to 128 incidents since 2021.

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  • Estijos laimėjimas – internetinis balsavimas: kas anksčiau atrodė kaip mokslinė fantastika, dabar – neatskiriama rinkimų dalis

    Estija - vienintelė valstybė pasaulyje, sudaranti galimybę savo piliečiams tiek nacionaliniuose, tiek regioniniuose rinkimuose balsuoti internetu. Nors rinkėjų aktyvumo ši galimybė ženkliai neišaugino, ja gana aktyviai naudojasi anksčiau nebalsavę ir kitose pasaulio šalyse gyvenantys estai. Žurnalistė domisi, ar internetinis balsavimas būtų pritaikomas Lietuvoje.

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