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As fires rage, California refines an important skill: Evacuating

Heather Kelly Scott Wilson Joy Lanzendorfer

October 28, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Rosa, California

With wildfires becoming more and more common, Californians have become improved their evacuation procedures. Alerting residents earlier via cellphone and then ongoing door-to-door notices have made a difference, along with residents trusting the evacuation calls more than before. Notable improvements have been made in hospitals, with staff making arrangements with other hospitals as soon as they receive the evacuation notice.

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In Classes on Mental Health, Bus Drivers Learn to Keep an Eye on Kids

Ari Odzer

October 25, 2019 |

WTVJ-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

Florida officials have turned to an unlikely source to help identify children with mental health stressors: bus drivers. After the Parkland shooting, the state established classes for bus drivers to learn about child psychology and behavioral science as a way to analyze why children may act out on the ride to or from school.

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A Police Department's Difficult Assignment: Atonement

Michael Friedrich

October 23, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

The city of Stockton police department has embarked on a number of initiatives in the hopes of building trust between them and the communities they work for. With initial funding from the Department of Justice, the department began truth-and-reconciliation processes, including workshops, departmental reforms, public apologies, and community conversations. Actual reconciliation is hard to measure, and yet their efforts to atone for their part in historic and systemic racism have shown positive results.

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These kids look out for one another

Roberta Baker

October 18, 2019 |

The Laconia Daily Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Tilton, New Hampshire

High school students in Tilton, New Hampshire are learning how to be peer counselors as part of a program that aims to destigimatize the notion of seeking help for mental health concerns. The program, which has been implemented across the U.S. and in several other countries, has been shown to decrease a person's risk of suicide and is now regarded as "a mental-health best practice."

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Canceled NC high school diversity lesson points to challenge for educators

Imari Scarbrough

October 14, 2019 |

Carolina Public Press |

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Response Location: United States, Wake Forest, North Carolina

Teachers in North Carolina are struggling to find the best way to get students to talk about the intersections of diversity and identity. When a lesson at Heritage High School in Wake County was canceled due to parent concerns, the school dedicated itself to figuring out how to better discuss intersectionality while balancing privacy concerns of the students. This article cites the expertise of a counselor who specializes in identity and examines how the lesson can be taught better in the future.

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Sacred Conversations: This Battle Creek book group tackles race and healing through words and action

Jane Simons

October 10, 2019 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

A very special 15-person book club in Battle Creek, Michigan is using the book club format to discuss hard topics like race. The conversations steer profound, intimate, and personal, and many members testify to how much it has changed them. In addition to having read 68 books, the group also performs social justice work such as donating to the Equal Justice Initiative, rolling bandages for doctors in the DRC, and donating food and goods to local pantries.

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After Prison, Healthy Lives Built On Access To Care And Community

Rob Waters

October 07, 2019 |

Health Affairs |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The Transitions Clinic Network is a program that helps to connect people who were arrested on drug charges with health-care professionals and a social support system once they are released. Originally piloted in San Francisco, this program now has over 30 affiliates throughout the country.

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Mongolian nomads create shared funds and financial security

Sarah Trent Khaliun Bayartsogt

October 02, 2019 |

Devex |

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Response Location: Mongolia, Arvaikheer

Herders in Mongolia have resorted to cooperative shared funds to keep their pastures afloat, a sign of a slow tilt towards greater collaboration and trust in the area. The shared funds act as a way for herders to borrow and lend money among themselves, helping local communities build financial security in a time when climate change is negatively impacting their pasture land.

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‘I Am Fearless Again': New Veterans' Group Gives Women a Sense of Belonging

John Ismay

October 02, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Arlington, Virginia

After serving as as director of the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Tara Galovski co-founded the Women Veterans Network (WoVeN), a group that runs workshops and group counseling tailored for women veterans. The group is especially helpful for veterans looking for people with a similar experience and background upon reentry into civilian life.

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Mobile showers come to Berkeley, providing the homeless with a new place to get clean

Tony Hicks

September 30, 2019 |

Berkeleyside |

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Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

In Berkeley, where shelter for those experiencing homelessness is extremely difficult to come by, the nonprofit and advocacy group Lava Mae is partnering with the city to provide a dedicated space for personal hygiene and showers across the city. While the service has been slow to catch on, efforts to share information about the service through word of mouth are catching on and the service has expanded throughout the state. While it's not a solution for the growing homelessness crisis, it's just one step being taken to treat those experiencing homelessness with dignity and respect.

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