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Collaborative care improves outcomes for those who are pregnant and addicted

Rachel Crumpler

November 03, 2022 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

The Substance Use Network (SUN) Project brings together partners in medicine, social services, criminal justice, and recovery services, to provide care for mothers with substance use disorder and their babies. The project is guided by a patient-centered approach that uses pregnancy as an opportunity to encourage someone into treatment and since its launch, more than 40 patients have been treated

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Inside two Chicago charter schools, students are helping each other heal from violence

Mauricio Peña

November 03, 2022 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

At charter schools in Chicago, the Peace Warriors program teaches students how to mediate conflicts and support their peers to reduce violence.

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Indianapolis libraries lead the way across the digital divide

Sydney Dauphinais

November 03, 2022 |

WFYI Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Public Libraries are teaching residents computer literacy and providing access to computers and wifi to help bridge the digital divide for those who don’t have access to their own.

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In Cameroon, epilepsy myths fuel stigma but a nonprofit is changing the narrative

Promise Eze

November 03, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Cameroon, Bamenda

The Epilepsy Awareness, Aid, and Research Foundation is a nonprofit that fights to reduce stigma and discrimination against people living with epilepsy. The Foundation provides free basic healthcare, anti-epileptic medications, and even has a program that trains youth to raise awareness of epilepsy and the stigma surrounding it within their communities.

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High-dosage tutoring could be solution to learning loss

Vanessa Misciagna

November 02, 2022 |

KSHB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

High-dosage or high-impact tutoring is done in 45-minute group sessions throughout the school day at Tennessee elementary schools to help students fill gaps left in their learning during the pandemic.

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How Nonprofits Enrol Children From Streets To Schools In South-West Nigeria

Oluwatosin Ologun

November 02, 2022 |

The News Digest Press |

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Response Location: Nigeria

To combat the high number of children who cannot attend school due to poverty, the Destiny Trust provides homeless, out-of-school children in Nigeria with food, school supplies, and access to shelter.

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135 students, 4 teachers, 1 classroom: Why a team approach to teaching is taking hold

Neal Morton

November 02, 2022 |

Dallas Morning News |

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Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

Schools in Mesa, Arizona, are using the team teaching model to boost teacher morale and fill gaps in staff. The model allows teachers to work together to teach a large group of students in one big classroom rotating between one-on-one instruction, small groups, and large-group lectures.

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Meet the Millennium Forest: A unique tropical island reforestation project

Jeremy Hance

November 02, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

The community on St. Helena’s two-decade reforestation initiative is successfully revitalizing rare native species through a community-driven approach. The project began with the intention to create a public place for island residents and that sense of ownership has allowed the project to keep moving forward despite obstacles.

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Doug Mastriano's proposed voter roll purge addresses a non-existent problem and targets vulnerable voters, experts say

Robby Brod

November 02, 2022 |

WITF |

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Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania uses ERIC, or the Electronic Registration Information Center, to cross-check its voter rolls against Department of Motor Vehicle data from other states to identify voters who have moved and become "inactive." In 2020, state and county leaders reported they removed more than 180,000 out-of-state residents and 80,000 deceased voters.

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Cannabis cloud kitchen helps entrepreneurs break into the industry

Carrie Graham

November 02, 2022 |

el Don |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

My Green Network is a “cannabis cloud kitchen” that offers a shared-use facility for those looking to enter the cannabis industry launch their small businesses. It also provides business needs like legal advice, meeting space, storage, distribution and help applying for state and local permits.

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