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  • Trouver un vrai foyer pour les enfants migrants isolés

    January 15, 2020 |

    Equal Times |

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    Response Location: Spain

    En Europe, la majorité des mineurs non accompagnés est hébergé en centre d'accueil. Pourtant ce n'est pas la meilleure solution alors qu'ils ont besoin d'un lien affectif. Depuis 2017, l’Union européenne tente de renforcer le placement en famille d’accueil par le biais du projet FOR_UM, plateforme grâce à laquelle les associations et les experts de neuf pays peuvent échanger. Exemple en Espagne où cette solution se développe à petits pas.

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  • Chicago Has Failed To Collect Ambulance Fees, Prevent Misuse Of Ambulances Needed For Emergencies

    January 14, 2020 |

    WBBM-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Richland, Illinois

    After realizing that too many people were calling 911 for issues that were not medical emergencies in Richland, Illinois, a program was launched to act as an intervention strategy. After the start, calls decreased by over 40 percent, which helped make emergency vehicles and responders available for more serious calls.

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  • Wikipédia : seulement 18% de pages pour les femmes

    January 09, 2020 |

    France Culture |

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    Response Location: France

    Seules 18% des pages du Wikipédia francophone sont consacrées aux femmes. Il y a 3 ans, ce chiffre était de 16%. Ce progrès est dû aux efforts d'une association, "les sans pagEs", qui oeuvre à combler le fossé.

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  • Reduce Health Costs By Nurturing The Sickest? A Much-Touted Idea Disappoints

    January 08, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Researchers in New Jersey have been testing the idea that an increased specialized care model directed towards the sickest and most expensive patients would help reduce costs and improve health, but the trials have been less than promising. However, it was in the failures of the approach, that researchers learned that creating broader partnerships and addressing underlying issues for the patients may have been the missing key.

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  • 'Water is my happy place': accessible surf school ignites passion for sport in Bristol

    December 29, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Bristol

    The UK is home to an artificial surfing lagoon that aims to help those with disabilities have access to water sports they otherwise may not be able to participate in. Acting as both a physical and mental rehabilitation methodology, The Wave was designed "to make sure the space was accessible physically and in terms of culture, to make sure that all people have the same opportunities on site as each other and to normalise being around people who have got physical or mental health issues."

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  • Immersion Program Seeks Next Generation Of Rural Doctors

    September 30, 2019 |

    Side Effects Public Media |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sedalia, Missouri

    Rural areas are often underserved when it comes to medical access, but a town in Missouri is working on changing this by immersing medical students in rural life. Offering students a glimpse of small town life while working alongside local healthcare providers, the immersion program serves as a recruitment tool and is showing promise.

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  • The city with a radical approach to mental illness

    September 05, 2019 |

    Broadview Magazine |

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    Response Location: Belgium, Geel

    Normalizing mental health care helps create inclusive communities. In Geel, in Belgium, centuries of pilgrims seeking the blessing of Dymphna, the city’s patron saint of mental illness, have created a culture of community mental health care. Families provide a system of ongoing care by taking in boarders.The state supports the family-care system by offering small stipends and also by providing for clinics, schools, and other institutions.

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  • Using virtual reality to help students with disabilities

    August 29, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Danvers, Massachusetts

    In the Danvers, Massachusetts, school district, virtual reality technology allows students with disabilities to walk through the hallways of their middle school before the first day of classes or take field trips at their own pace as part of life skills classes. The district's technology director believes this a key "low-stakes opportunity to practice critical life skills."

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  • How Steep Is That Sidewalk? A Digital Map for People With Disabilities

    August 21, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Crowdsourcing data allows developers to help those with limited mobility find accessible routes. The AccessMap Seattle project, in collaboration with the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology at the University of Washington and OpenStreetMap, has tested and is improving a map where users can find and edit information about the elevation of rotes, sidewalks, and crosswalks to serve those who are challenged with their mobility.

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  • Retrouver leurs disparus

    August 13, 2019 |

    Les Jours |

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    Response Location: France

    Trace the Face, un site de la Croix-Rouge, aide les migrants à localiser leurs proches perdus sur la route de l’exil. Depuis 2013, 5 731 photos de personnes recherchant quelqu’un ont été publiées sur Trace the Face et 161 personnes ont pu retrouver un proche.

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