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As Youth Mental Health Crisis Rages, Michigan Schools Work to Bolster Students' Sense of Connection

Eleanore Catolico

June 08, 2022 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Amid a shortage of school counselors and social workers, Michigan school districts are emphasizing social-emotional learning with a new curriculum that draws on cognitive behavioral therapy. Through short lessons about how to disrupt negative thoughts and emotions, small-group sessions with mental health professionals, and expanded teacher training around suicide risk management, schools are creating a "culture of empathy" that students say has improved their sense of self-efficacy.

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Arizona program hopes to be nationwide model for healthy babies

Caitlin Schmidt Rachel Leingang

June 08, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Pima County, Arizona

Health Start connects expecting mothers and their babies with a trained public health coach who provides resources and information about their child’s development and acts as a sounding board for their questions. These health coaches work and live in the same communities as the mothers and work outside of the traditional medical setting, operating more like a trustworthy friend, making mothers feel more comfortable and open with their concerns.

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Villagers in western Tamil Nadu dislodge polluting charcoal mills after decade-long fight to save groundwater

Gowthami Subramaniam

June 07, 2022 |

101 Reporters |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Kangeyam, Tamil Nadu

After years of protesting, attending public grievance meetings, and appearing as plaintiffs in court cases, the residents of Kangeyam, India, gained enough attention to shut down the charcoal industries that were polluting the groundwater.

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Yasmine Mustafa gives healthcare workers a tool for workplace safety

Lauren McCutcheon

June 07, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ROAR for Good developed a wearable, wireless panic button that, when worn by healthcare workers at an inpatient acute care and behavioral center, reduced violent incidents by 39% over one year. The wearable button is coded when an employee clocks in and, when pressed, alerts the closest person who can help, including security guards trained in de-escalation. The button gets pressed once every few days and costs $1 to $2 per employee per day over a five-year period. The button also led to a 20% increase in employee satisfaction over the year.

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Quand les consultations médicales à distance sauvent des vies humaines

Pierre Claver Niyonkuru

June 06, 2022 |

Infos Grands Lacs |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Babyl Rwanda est une application mobile qui aide des citoyens rwandais et étrangers résidant au Rwanda à consulter un médecin à distance. Depuis 2016, plus de 2.900.000 personnes ont utilisé les services pour traiter plusieurs maladies, telles que le paludisme, les maladies sexuelles, la grippe, les maux de têtes, et la douleur chronique.

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Long COVID survivors seek support, treatment from NY and federal programs

David Robinson

June 06, 2022 |

The Journal News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Programs are emerging to help connect people suffering from long COVID-19 with necessary health care and government resources, like the Aftercare program that launched in April 2021. Aftercare uses contact tracing to reach people who reported lingering COVID-19 symptoms to connect them with health experts who help them manage their symptoms and access resources to address their health and social needs like mental health services, help with disability claims, or health insurance subsidies. The Aftercare program has referred more than 50,000 people to long COVID-19 treatment clinics and other aid.

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Una aplicación gratuita brinda asistencia en emergencias con una red de voluntarios capacitados en primeros auxilios

Ximena Beilin

June 05, 2022 |

Red/Acción |

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Response Location: Argentina

Según la American Heart Association, diez minutos es el tiempo necesario para salvar a una persona que atraviesa un evento cardíaco mientras llega la ambulancia. En ciudades de América Latina, los servicios de emergencia tienen un tiempo de respuesta promedio de veinte o veinticinco minutos. La plataforma Helpers ha logrado conectar de manera gratuita a más de 3.300 usuarios que necesitan ayuda durante una urgencia, con voluntarios entrenados para intervenir hasta que llega la asistencia profesional.

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How cancer patients are getting funding for treatment in Nigeria

Mustapha Usman

June 03, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Benue

Project Pink Blue helps cancer patients access treatment by raising funds, training medical personnel, and connecting patients in need with sponsors through their Adopt a Patient initiative. Project Pink Blue has also advocated for better healthcare policies in the state and even provides jobs to cancer survivors to help integrate them back into society.

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How employer benefits can ease burden on people caring for elderly loved ones

Jennifer Eberbach

June 02, 2022 |

Livingston Daily |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Companies like Sanofi are beginning to partner with organizations like Bright Horizons to offer eldercare benefits to employees, like in-home adult care services. The benefit allows Bright Horizons to dispatch care workers to a person’s home and the company administering the benefit subsidizes the majority of the cost. Providing eldercare benefits reduces the burden on employees, allowing them to be more present at work. Since the pandemic, Sanofi has seen a 20% increase in the number of employees registering for the eldercare benefit program.

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How honesty may be the best policy for medical errors

Zaid Jilani

June 01, 2022 |

NewsNation |

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Response Location: United States

Healthcare providers are using an approach called Communication and Optimal Resolution to acknowledge medical errors and work towards a solution with open communication instead of through court hearings.

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